a general look at special cases of reported speech. It's useful for ones who want to pay attentions to the situations where reported speech is an odd. For example:

If two complete main clauses are connected with ‚and or ‚but, put ‚that after the conjunction.



Example:

He said,“I saw her but she didn't see me.“ – He said that he had seen her but that she hadn't seen him.“



If the subject is dropped in the second main clause (the conjunction is followed by a verb), do not use ‚that‘.



Example:

She said,“I am a nurse and work in a hospital.“ – He said that she was a nurse and worked in a hospital.“

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SPECIAL CASES OF REPORTED SPEECH

special-cases-of-reported-speech

a general look at special cases of reported speech. It's useful for ones who want to pay attentions to the situations where reported speech is an odd. For examp…