GRAMMAR PORTION 18
About this grammar portion
Reported speech conveys someone else's message from the reporter's viewpoint. Adjust tense, pronouns and time references only as needed, and choose complement patterns that fit statements, questions or requests.
മറ്റൊരാൾ പറഞ്ഞ കാര്യം റിപ്പോർട്ട് ചെയ്യുന്നയാളുടെ കാഴ്ചപ്പാടിൽ പറയുന്നതാണ് reported speech. Tense/pronoun/time ആവശ്യമായപ്പോൾ മാത്രം മാറ്റുക; statement/question/request pattern വേർതിരിക്കുക.
Choose a lesson below. Each one includes English and Malayalam teaching notes, natural examples, phrasal-verb meanings and five practice tasks with answers.
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- Reported statements
- Backshift and when backshift is unnecessary
- Pronouns and time-place changes
- Reported yes-no questions
- Reported WH questions
- Reported commands and requests
- Reporting suggestions, offers and advice
- Reporting verbs and their complement patterns
- Reporting modals, conditionals and wishes
- Reporting ongoing situations and mixed speech