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Grammar Exercise

Reporting Speech and Thought with Precision

Represent speech, thought, attitude, and evidence through reporting verbs, free indirect style, nominalisation, and precise complementation.

Interactive exercise

Reporting Speech and Thought with Precision

Answer 6 questions about this grammar point.

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  1. 1.

    Which statement best explains Reporting Speech and Thought with Precision?

  2. 2.

    Which sentence correctly demonstrates the main point in Reporting Speech and Thought with Precision?

  3. 3.

    Which revision best addresses this example in the lesson context: “They recommended us to wait.”

  4. 4.

    Which option is accurate in the context taught in this lesson?

  5. 5.

    Which revision best addresses this example in the lesson context: “She accused him that he had lied.”

  6. 6.

    Which revision best addresses the final example from this lesson?