Reporting Speech

SPEECH terbagi dalam dua bentuk DIRECT dan INDIRECT

1. Direct Speech
menyatakan isi pembicaraan seseorang dengan mengutip kata-katanya sebagaimana yang diucapkan
Jika:
Statement
John said, "I will go to Bali Tonight.
Yes / No Question
She asked, "Do you know the speaker's name?"
WH - Question
The teacher asked Jane, "Why did you make many mistakes?"
Imperative
She said to the boys, "Sit down!"
(negative)
She told me. "Don't speak!"
Present
Past Simple
Past Perfect
2. Indirect Speech
menyatakan isi pembicaraan seseorang tanpa mengutip kata-katanya sbagaiman adanya.
Maka :
THAT + statement
John said (that) he would go to Bali that night.
WHETHER/ IF + Statement
She asked me whether/if I knew the speaker's name.
WH -Statement
The teacher asked Jane why she had made many mistakes.
TO INFINITIVE
She told the boys To Sit down.
NOT to infinitive
She told me Not To Speak .
Past
Past Perfect
Past Perfect
CATATAN

Would, should, had better, might, used to dan could di dalam Indirect Speech tidak mengalami
perubahan.

Kata penghubung That boleh dihilangkan dalam Indirect Speech.