2015-01-23 Structure: direct/indirect speech

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: read the grammar notes (178-180) and do p. 181 A and B
part A
1 h
2 e
3 f
4 a
5 c - He said, "We have never waited so long to be served." ("in our whole lives")
6 b
7 g
8 d - He asked, "Did you include the service in the bill?" (specific past time)
part B
1 C (if for example his wife is reporting the indirect speech, so "we" is the same)
2 C
3 C (they'd = they had)
4 I - He asked if the bill included service.
5 I - He asked how much the service was.
6 I - He said (that) they were short of time.
7 C
8 I - He told them to make their reports brief.
      He said to make their reports brief.
      He said to them to make their reports brief. (probably not this one)

"tell" - includes the listener, used for reporting information and instructions
"say" - doesn't need the listener, used for reporting anything not a question
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2 Sammi asked, "Where was the Rosetta Stone found?"
3 Roberto asked, "How long did World War II last?"
4 Mei-ling asked, "Where was Magellan from?" / "Which country was...?"
5 William asked, "Can a person (who was) born outside the US become president?"
6 Ewa asked, "In what century did the modern Olympics begin?"
7 Amanda asked, "How many countries have joined the EU?"
8 Zelda asked "Is population growth gradually increasing worldwide?"

"I want to attend a US university," John said.
"Where do you want to study?" Amy asked.
"Go to your room!" she yelled.
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She said, "I can't come to work today."
Last Tuesday she said that she couldn't come to work that day.

John said, "I couldn't come yesterday because I was sick."
John said he hadn't been able to come the day before because he had been sick.
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What my IQ is is none of your business.

I know that that was difficult for you.

I know that that had had water in it before.

I know that that "that" had had "had" after it in your first draft.
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1 How much money my father makes is none of your business.
2 How much I weigh is none of your business.
3 Whether my parents are divorced is none of your business.
4 What my IQ is is none of your business.
5 How many friends I have is none of your business.
6 When my first kiss was is none of your business.
7 What I got on the last grammar test is none of your business.
8 Whether I'm religious is none of your business.
9 Whether I'm planning on getting married is none of your business.
10 Whether I took a shower this morning is none of your business.

Sometimes we can avoid using noun clauses if there is a single noun to use:
My father's income is none of your business.
My weight is none of your business.
My parents' situation is none of your business.
            marriage
            marital status
My IQ is none of your business.
My friends are none of your business.
	My number of friends is none of your business.
	My social life is none of your business.
My first kiss is none of your business.
My grammar test grade is none of your business.
My religion is none of your business.
My marriage plans are none of your business.
My personal hygiene is none of your business.
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Homework: handout p. 125
	  textbook p. 184