- plural (meervoud) of words: ends with -s, not -'s
- I (ik) always a capital letter (so not 'i', but 'I')
- I CAN see if you use Google Translate, so please don't!
- Make sure to reach word count!
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Direct speech
You use direct speechto repeat the direct words that someone has said. Sometimes these sentences are placed between quotation marks.
John said: "I have seen the new Apple iPhone."
Ezra said: "I really like old cars."
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Indirect / reported speech
You use indirect / reported speech to retell what someone else has said. Because the sentences have already been spoken, reported speech is often in the past tense.
John said that he had seen the new Apple iPhone.
Ezra said that he really liked old cars.
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So, the difference is...?
Indir: John said: "I have seen the new Apple iPhone."
Dir: John said that he had seen the new Apple iPhone.
What changes?
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So, the difference is...!
Indir: John said: "I have seen the new Apple iPhone."
Dir: John said that he had seen the new Apple iPhone.
1. Tense change: have seen -> had seen
2. Subject change: I -> he
3. Interpunction change: no more colons (dubbele punt) and quotation marks (aanhalingstekens)
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Change into indirect: Kristi said: "Biology is my favourite subject in school."
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Change into direct: Martin said that he didn't like vintage postcards.