Reported Speech

Q2. Reported speech can involve a change in pronouns.

Q3. Reporting verb கடந்தகாலத்தில் இருந்தால் tense backshift ஏற்படலாம்.

Q4. A past reporting verb may cause backshift of tense.

Q5. Reported speech always uses the exact original words.

Q6. “Said to” and “told” are always used in exactly the same structure.

Q7. A yes/no question may be introduced by “if” or “whether”.

Q8. Direct speech is always shorter than reported speech.

Q9. Reported questions usually keep question word order.

Q10. Commands can be reported with “told + object + to-infinitive”.