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Yes, you are absolutely right! It is indeed indirect speech (I realized it later after reading more) and then we don't use auxiliary "do" in indirect questions.But I found this to be a tricky one. Yes, I have Swan's book but he doesn't mention that we can use auxiliary do...

MariusI obey you.The issue is that I am not clever as you all to judge sentences.So I am posting here.This is reported speech. However, this is a tall order for me; I can't convert the direct sentence to the indirect as you did. You are an ultra clever man in English grammar.I have the Swan's...

Hi, I wonder whether my writing is correct or not.There seem to be so many questions..The followings are questions about English grammar.please answer me.. 1 Which is correct or better ?(1) See you tomorrow, same time, same place. This is more common(2) See you tomorrow at the same time and the...

Hi ..I wonder whether my writing is correct or not.There seem to be so many questions..The followings are questions about English grammar.please answer me.. 1 Which is correct or better ?(1) See you tomorrow same time same place.(2) See you tomorrow at the same time and the same place. 2 Which...

3/ What's the difference between : I would like to see it VS I should like to see it. In American English, you do not use "I should" to mean "I would like to," which translates roughly into "Please, may I see it." I'm sure you can construct a situation in which you'd say "I should like to see...

(sorry to repeat the post from another thread; I feel it's quite an important matter) Indeed, MrPedantic. Wrt #2: From the best authority, back-shifting (from present to past) in the subordinate isn't mandatory: ------ Finally, I give some examples in which the tense...

From the best authority, back-shifting (from present to past) in the subordinate isn't mandatory: ------ Finally, I give some examples in which the tense has not been adjusted to that of the chief - I asked the guard what time the train usually starts. Otto Jespersen, Modern English...

Hello everybody, I'm working on the rules of the reported speech and the ones on the future in the past. A practical English Grammar wrote: reported speech: He said, ‘Ann will be in Paris on Monday.’ >>> He said that Ann would be in Paris on Monday. ...

If we use passive voice, we don't have to change it in reported speech. Am I right? JTT: That's right. Sounds your books are telling merely that some native speakers don't do always the tense backshift in direct-to-indirect speech conversion. But I don't take it as that those books are saying...