1. When will you be marrying Martin, we shall often meet. (Murdoch and Priestley) 2. Wait here, in case I need

Theme: Reported Speech - reporting questions and time clauses.

Инструкция: Reported speech is used to convey someone else"s words or thoughts. When reporting questions and time clauses, some changes need to be made to the original sentence. Here are the rules for each case:

1. Reported Questions: To report a question, we need to transform it into an indirect question. In this case, the word order changes to subject + verb, and we use the reporting verb "asked" or "inquired" followed by "when," "where," "how," etc. Example: Murdoch and Priestley asked when we would be marrying Martin, and they said they will often meet us.

2. Time Clauses: When reporting time clauses, we need to change the verb tense to match the context of the reporting verb. If the reporting verb is in the present, the time clause remains unchanged. If the reporting verb is in the past, the time clause shifts into the past. Example: Collins told me to wait there in case he needed me.

3. Other Examples: Voynich wondered where we would go to close, and the seminary padre. Collins asked me to give him the railway guide, and he would tell me when he would be there tomorrow. Voynich instructed us to stay here until it was time to go to the barrier. Abrahams threatened to set the dog on me if I didn"t tell him who I was. I informed them that I"m going abroad next week, but I"m not sure when I will come back.

Совет: To better understand reported speech, focus on the changes in tense, pronouns, and word order. Pay attention to which reporting verb is used and how it affects the sentence structure. Practice rewriting direct speech into reported speech, and vice versa, to become comfortable with the transformations.

Закрепляющее упражнение: Rewrite the following direct speech sentences into reported speech using the appropriate reporting verbs and tense changes.
1. "Where do you live?" she asked me.
2. "What time does the movie start?" he wanted to know.
3. "Are you coming to the party?" they asked him.
4. "How did you solve the math problem?" the teacher asked the student.