direct speech /qouted speech Saying exactly what someone has said is called direct speech (sometimes called quoted speech) Here what a person says appears within quotation marks ("...") and should be word for word. For

. "This is also the first time that such plans have been designed even before a new year started,” said an official at the Finance Ministry. There is no past perfect verb form in that sentence, and the verb tenses of independent clauses do

Hi, Let us say that this is spoken by Joe. Joe: All four people got A's on their math tests yesterday. After-the-utterance reporting: 1.Joe says that all four people got A's on their math tests yesterday. 2. Joe says, "All four people

In reported speech, no quotation marks are required. The speaker uses present tense verbs because what she is saying relates to the present, not the past, and is still true

Hi, The following looks like reported speech to me. Why doesn't it have any quotation marks? I think the intention that refers to the future doesn't need to be inflected? with a tense change like in the case of the use of the modal

Hi, I was listening to some types of speeches and have some questions. 1.When someone says this, does he have to make it known that it is quoted? I think the written version should be in quotation marks because not being in quotation marks

In the first sentence the use of a present tense (think) emphasises what your opinion is now . The past tense (thought) refers to the past; your opinion may have changed by now. "I told her that I am (was?) happy in my job" Both are

The people who built houses; their walls have crumbled, as if they had never been ! ... as if they had never existed. The walls have crumbled to nothing. It looks the same as it would look if no one had ever lived there. He splurged as if he had

"As if" and "if" are not the same. As if is used when something is contrary to fact. You talk about him as if you had known him. You talk about him as though you had known him. You talk about him and sound like a person

You're confusing, your 1, 2, questions aren't clear. Reformulate. > Does 'as if' in normal sentential situations mean the same as 'if' No. >If you would bring cake, I would bring cola to the party. Not good. Change