Reported Speech - commands and requests

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Reported Speech commands & requests

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teacher Denise Moraes Reported Commands & Requests Verbs used to report orders, commands, advice, requests and instructions are followed by an object (noun or object pronoun) and an infinitive. There’s no tense changing. direct commmand

Open your book! imperative

reported commmand

She told me to open my book reporting verb

noun to infinitive pronoun

direct commmand

Don't open your book! imperative imperative

reported commmand

She told me not to open my book reporting noun not, instead verb pronoun of don’t

to infinitive

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Reported Commands & Requests direct commmand

Can you pick me up at school? request

reported commmand

I asked my dad to pick me up at school reporting verb

noun pronoun

to infinitive

direct request

request

reported request

She asked him to walk home with her reporting verb

noun pronoun

to infinitive

direct request

You should stop smoking request

reported request

He told me to stop smoking reporting verb

noun pronoun

to infinitive

AFFIRMATIVE reporting verb

+

noun + pronoun

to infinitive

NEGATIVE reporting + noun + verb pronoun

not

+

to infinitive

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Please walk home with me


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