REQUESTS ( REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVES ) WHEN TRANSFORMING QUESTIONS, CHECK WHETHER YOU HAVE TO CHANGE

3. Requests ( Reported speech with infinitives )

When transforming questions, check whether you have to change:

pronouns

place and time expressions

* Reporting verbs : tell, ask, promiss, want, advise, encourage, remind, invite, agree, disagreee, hope,

offer, refuse, threaten, …

Type

Example

direct speech

“Carol, speak English.“

reported speech

He told Carol to speak English.