Thursday, July 5, 2012

Blog Writing #20: Reported Speech (due Monday, July 8)

I said a lot in class today. I spoke about my trip to Chicago and Wisconsin; I spoke about quoted speech and quotation marks; I introduced adjective clauses; and I introduced cause-and-effect essays.  Wow!

What I would like you to do in this post is report three things I said in class today. You may not repeat what your classmates have said.
(BTW, did you notice the noun clause in the the prior sentence?)

Ex:  1.  Holly, you told us that we had to read the essay on shyness for tomorrow.
2.  You asked us to open our grammar books to the chapter on adjective clauses.
3.  You said that we should not come late to class (well, I didn't say that, but I should have said that).

You must use a reporting verb and you must put the verb in the noun clause in the proper tense.

Let's see how you do...
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24 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 6, 2012 at 12:36 PM

    1.Holly, you said you had gone to Wisconsin and had had a happy time there.
    2.You asked us to look at the blog what your assignment was.
    3.You told us that we should do homework because it was useful.

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  2. Petra PrataJuly 7, 2012 at 3:24 PM

    1. About adjective clauses you said that they function like adjectives and that adjectives give us description.

    2. You asked us to improve our writing with the everything that we've learned about connectives that express cause and effects, contrast and conditions.

    3. You told us that we should do our homework from the WAE; practice 3, 4 and 5.

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  3. mayhsinJuly 8, 2012 at 9:21 AM

    1. Holly, you said that we should find and post the noun clause music and type a few noun clause sentences on the blog homework.
    2. You told us that your neighbors did not want Luigi to enter their houses, so they helped you open the door to let him come out and come back your home.
    3. You said that you would post the answer key of Lucy/Ricky quoted speech exercise on the blog, and we would bring our questions to ask you.

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  4. UnknownJuly 8, 2012 at 4:21 PM

    Holly, that day you said to us, " I have a wonderful vacation. My family and I went to my cousin's home in Wisconsin. I had fun with them."

    You said, " I will review reported speech for you."

    You said, " First sentence must be started capital letter in quotation marks."

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    1. Holly CinJuly 8, 2012 at 8:48 PM

      This is quoted speech, 100% correct (except "first sentence must start," not "must be started.")

      However, I want you to write it in reported speech, so try again :D

      Delete
    2. UnknownJuly 15, 2012 at 5:44 PM

      You said, " First sentence must start capital letter in quotation marks."

      Is this sentence correct?

      Delete
    3. Holly CinJuly 15, 2012 at 5:53 PM

      Yes.

      Delete
  5. AnonymousJuly 8, 2012 at 4:28 PM

    1. You said that chain organization was more difficult to separate than block organization.
    2. You told us that you were happy because your kids liked tennis.
    3. You said that we were going to study advanced adjective clauses on the next Monday.

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  6. BanderJuly 8, 2012 at 4:56 PM

    1 Holly,you said that you had itersting time in Chicago although the wheather was suffocate heat.

    2. Holly, you told us that communication in class with our friends is the best way to improve the speaking skill.

    3. Holly, said”An adjective clause modifies a noun.”

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    1. Holly CinJuly 8, 2012 at 8:51 PM

      #1 you said that you HAD HAD an interesting time. Reported speech goes one step back in the past, from simple past to past perfect in this case.

      #2 is correct (you don't need to go back in the past because what you quoted was a general truth, which stays in the present tense).

      3 has a punctuation problem. Also this is quoted speech. I want reported speech :D

      Delete
  7. mashariJuly 8, 2012 at 7:55 PM

    1) holly you said that you will invite us to your home soon
    2) holly you said that the writing book is the best book to practice on
    3) holly you said that we will go to the call lab on Monday

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  8. Funny FrancoJuly 8, 2012 at 8:09 PM

    1) Holly,you said that you will kick out Luigi from your house.
    2) Holly,you said that you have 3 babies.
    3) Holly,you said that you went to Chicago 3 days before.

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  9. AbdulJuly 8, 2012 at 8:18 PM

    1- Holly, you said that Luigi is fine.

    2- Holly, you said that we're behind in the grammar.

    3- Holly, you said that you had fun in Chicago.

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  10. HassanJuly 8, 2012 at 8:40 PM

    1- Holly, you said that you'll be dropping us if we pass 40 hours.

    2- Holly, you said that your family are in Chicago.

    3- Holly, you said that you love Luigi so much.

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  11. christiangongJuly 9, 2012 at 5:58 PM

    1. Holly, you said that you spent a wonderful time in the lake house.

    2. You said that your husband and kids were going to stay there a couple of weeks more.

    3. You said that Houston weather is better than Wisconsin's.

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  12. christiangongJuly 9, 2012 at 5:59 PM

    I thought it was going to be for today, sorry.

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    1. Holly CinJuly 9, 2012 at 6:41 PM

      You're not late; don't worry!

      For reported speech, we generally place the verb in the noun clause one step back in the past, so...

      #1. You said that you HAD HAD a wonderful time... (had is better than spend because we spend time, but we have a wonderful time)--anyhow, my point is that it's past perfect.

      #3. You said that Houston weather WAS better than Wisconsin's.

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