Statements, Questions, Instructions, and Exclamations

Right here, we’re going see change direct speech to oblique speech for several types of sentences: statements, questions, instructions, and exclamations. 

1. Statements (Assertive Sentences)

Construction:

• Direct Speech: She stated, “I’m comfortable.”
• Oblique Speech: She stated that she was comfortable.

1. Take away citation marks.
2. Use “that” after the reporting verb.
3. Change the tense of the verb within the reported speech.
4. Change pronouns and time expressions as essential.

Examples:

• Direct: He stated, “I like this film.”
• Oblique: He stated that he favored that film.

• Direct: They stated, “We are going to come tomorrow.”
• Oblique: They stated that they might come the following day.

2. Questions (Interrogative Sentences)

Construction:

• Direct Speech: She requested, “Do you want chocolate?”
• Oblique Speech: She requested if I favored chocolate.

Modifications:

1. Take away citation marks and query marks.
2. Use “if” or “whether or not” after the reporting verb for sure/no questions.
3. Use the query phrase (who, what, the place, when, why, how) for WH-questions.
4. Change the tense of the verb within the reported speech.
5. Change pronouns and time expressions as essential.
6. The phrase order is modified to that of a press release (topic earlier than verb).

Examples:

• Direct: He requested, “The place are you going?”
• Oblique: He requested the place I used to be going.

• Direct: They requested, “Have you ever completed your homework?”
• Oblique: They requested if I had completed my homework.

3. Instructions (Crucial Sentences)

Construction:

• Direct Speech: He stated, “Shut the door.”
• Oblique Speech: He advised me to shut the door.

Modifications:

1. Take away citation marks.
2. Use “to” + base type of the verb after the reporting verb.
3. Use “advised” as an alternative of “stated” if it is a command or request.
4. For damaging instructions, use “to not” + base type of the verb.

Examples:

• Direct: She stated, “Do your homework.”
• Oblique: She advised me to do my homework.

• Direct: They stated, “Do not be late.”
• Oblique: They advised me to not be late.

4. Exclamations (Exclamatory Sentences)

Construction:

• Direct Speech: He stated, “What a gorgeous day!”
• Oblique Speech: He exclaimed that it was a gorgeous day.

Modifications:

1. Take away citation marks and exclamation marks.
2. Use “exclaimed” or “stated with pleasure/shock” after the reporting verb.
3. Convert the exclamation into a press release.
4. Change the tense of the verb within the reported speech.
5. Change pronouns and time expressions as essential.

Examples:

• Direct: She stated, “How superb that is!”
• Oblique: She exclaimed that it was superb.

• Direct: They stated, ‘Wow, we received the sport!”
• Oblique: They exclaimed with pleasure that that they had received the sport.

5. Abstract

1. Statements: Use “that” after the reporting verb, change pronouns and tenses.

2. Questions: Use “if” or “whether or not” for sure/no questions; use the query phrase for WH-questions, change phrase order.

3. Instructions: Use “to” + base type of the verb, or “to not” for damaging instructions.

4. Exclamations: Use “exclaimed” and convert the exclamation to a press release.