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.