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Advanced reported speech with tense and pronoun changes

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Changing tense and pronouns when reporting speech. Examples included.

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changes / ˈtʃeɪndʒɪz /noun

instances or processes of becoming different or undergoing transformation

2. Pronoun Changes

modificationsalterationstransformationsvariations

thoughts / θɔːts /noun

The products of mental activity, such as ideas, opinions, or internal monologues

Advanced reported speech involves reporting someone else's thoughts.

ideasnotionsopinionsreflections

commands / kəˈmɑːndz /noun

an order given to a person to do something

Use told/asked + object + to-infinitive for commands and requests.

ordersdirectivesinstructionsimperatives

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