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Look at the following pairs of sentences and discuss what changes you notice.How do tenses change?How do pronouns change? What other differences can you notice?
1)a."I sent all invitation this morning,"she said.
b.she said she had sent all the invitation that morning.
2)a."Don't give in!"Kate said to me.
b.Kate told me not to give in.
3)a." Are you seeing Steve?"Jane asked Mary.
b.janet asked Mary if she was seeing Steve.


Răspuns :

1. b. Past Tense "sent" is changed into Past Perfect "she had sent"; the pronoun "I" changes to "she"; "this morning" changes into "that morning".
2. b. The negative imperative is changed into "tell + not + infinitive"
3. b. Present Progressive (continuous) is changed into Past Progressive (continuous); the "yes/no" type of question is reported by using "ask + if/whether + clause"