When we want to report an order or request, we can use a verb like 'tell' with a to-clause: He told me to go away. The pattern is verb + indirect object + to-clause. The indirect object is the person spoken to. Other verbs used to report orders and requests in this way are: command, order, warn, ask, advise, invite, beg, teach, & forbid.
Examples
Direct speech
Indirect speech
The doctor said to me, "Stop smoking!".
The doctor told me to stop smoking.
"Get out of the car!" said the policeman.
The policeman ordered him to get out of the car.
"Could you please be quiet," she said.
She asked me to be quiet.
The man with the gun said to us, "Don't move!"
The man with the gun warned us not to move.
Requests for objects
Requests for objects are reported using the pattern "asked for" + object.
Examples
Direct speech
Indirect speech
"Can I have an apple?", she asked.
She asked for an apple.
"Can I have the newspaper, please?"
He asked for the newspaper.
"May I have a glass of water?" he said.
He asked for a glass of water.
"Sugar, please."
She asked for the sugar.
"Could I have three kilos of onions?"
He asked for three kilos of onions.
Suggestions
Suggestions are most often reported using the verbs suggest, insist, recommend, demand, request, and propose followed by a that clause. 'That' and 'should' are optional in these clauses, as shown in the first two examples below. Note that suggest, recommend, and propose may also be followed by a gerund in order to eliminate the indirect object (the receiver of the suggestion) and thus make the suggestion more polite. This usage of the gerund is illustrated in the fourth and fifth examples below.
Examples
Direct speech
Indirect speech
She said, "Why don't you get a mechanic to look at the car?"
She suggested that I should get a mechanic to look at the car. OR She suggested I should get a mechanic to look at the car. OR She suggested that I get a mechanic to look at the car.OR She suggested I get a mechanic to look at the car.
"Why don't you go to the doctor?" he said.
He suggested I go to the doctor. OR He suggested that I go to the doctor. OR He suggested I should go to the doctor.OR He suggested that I should go to the doctor.
"It would be a good idea to see the dentist", said my mother.
My mother suggested I see the dentist.
The dentist said, "I think you should use a different toothbrush".
The dentist recommended using a different toothbrush.
You said, "I don't think you have time to see the dentist this week."
You suggested postponing my visit to the dentist.
I said, "I don't think you should see the dentist this week."
I suggested postponing your visit to the dentist.
My manager said, "I think we should examine the budget carefully at this meeting."
My manager proposed that we examine the budget carefully at the meeting.
"Why don't you sleep overnight at my house?" she said.
She suggested that I sleep overnight at her house.
Reporting orders and requests. When we want to report an order or request, we can use a verb like 'tell' with a to-clause: He told me to go away. The pattern is verb + indirect object + to-clause. The indirect object is the person spoken to.
Reported requests are one form of reported speech. She said: "Could you open the window, please?"She asked me to open the window.He said: "Please don't smoke."
Reported speech, also known as indirect speech, is a way of conveying someone else's words or thoughts. It involves reporting what someone said, using verb tense changes and pronoun changes.
There are two main ways to report suggestions. One way is to write or say that after the reporting verb, then identify the recipient of the suggestion/advice, then state the base form of the verb (also called an infinitive) from the direct suggestion or demand, followed by the rest of the content.
“Would you please make me a sandwich” is a request.REQUESTS invite responses of either “no” or “yes”.Both responses must be acceptable.“Get me a sandwich” is a command.
A reported command is an order to do something with rarely a chance of refusal. Requests, unlike commands, are quite a polite way to ask someone to do something with a choice of refusing.
Direct speech: “It's been raining since this afternoon.”Indirect speech: He said it'd been raining since that afternoon. Direct speech: “I haven't seen them since last week.” Indirect speech: She said she hadn't seen them since the previous week.
There are two main types of reported speech: direct speech and indirect speech. Direct speech repeats the exact words the person used, or how we remember their words: Barbara said, “I didn't realise it was midnight.” In indirect speech, the original speaker's words are changed.
Reported speech refers to how we have interpreted the words of the speaker. Reported verb • Reported speech, For example, Ram said to me,” he wants to eat pizza”. Here in the sentence, Ram said to me is the reporting verb, And the sentence in inverted commas “he wants to eat pizza” is the reported speech.
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