These advances have had a significant impact on our lives in terms of convenience, access to information, health and mobility. They have contributed to the progress and development of society around the world.
Valentina García
Reported speech is how we represent the speech of other people or what we ourselves say. There are two main types of reported speech: direct speech and indirect speech. Direct speech repeats the exact words the person used, or how we remember their words: Barbara said, “I didn’t realise it was midnight.” In indirect speech, the original speaker’s words are changed. Barbara said she hadn’t realised it was midnight . In this example, I becomes she and the verb tense reflects the fact that time has passed since the words were spoken: didn’t realise becomes hadn’t realised . Indirect speech focuses more on the content of what someone said rather than their exact words: “I’m sorry,” said Mark. (direct) Mark apologised . (indirect: report of a speech act) RULES EXAMPLE INDIRECT SPEECH AND VERBS ‘“Why are you fighting here in Gondor?” they asked’ (‘Present Continuous’). – ‘They asked me why...
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