DIRECT/INDIRECT SPEECH
     the student, “why          were                      cannot be blamed for
             ̄               ̄          ̄                       ̄                  ̄
           Ob.         Q. wd. S. Past                  S. Present        S. Present
     you absent yesterday ?” (D.S.)                       that.
        ̄                     ̄                                ̄
     Pro.              Ext. wd.                         Ext. wd.
442. (2) My sister said                              445. (4) The father asked the son
                  ̄           ̄                                        ̄            ̄         ̄
              Sub.      Rep. V.                                   Sub.      Rep.V.      Ob.
     that       they would contact                        why     he did not start
       ̄               ̄              ̄                         ̄        ̄             ̄
 Connective        Pro.1       S. Future                 Q. wd. Pro.          S. Past
     me as soon as they finish the                        preparing for the examination
       ̄                      ̄                             that month. (I.S.)
    Pro.2                 Pro.3                             ̄
     job. (I.S.)                                       Ext. wd.
     My sister said, “They                                The father said to the son,
            ̄             ̄          ̄                             ̄            ̄           ̄
         Sub.       Rep. V. Pro.1
                                                             Sub.       Rep.V.       Ob.
     will contact you as soon as
                                                          “why do you not start
             ̄              ̄
                                                               ̄                     ̄
       S. Future       Pro.2
                                                          Q. wd.                S. Pr.
     they finish the job. (D.S.)
                                                          preparing for the examination this month.” ? (D.S.)
         ̄
                                                             ̄
      Pro.3
                                                        Ext. wd.
443. (2) Sheela told          me she
                                                     446. (3) He asked       how a Zebra
              ̄          ̄          ̄      ̄
                                                                ̄        ̄         ̄         ̄
           Sub. Rep. V. Ob. Pro.
                                                             Sub. Rep.V. Q. wd.         Ob.
     that could come
                                                          could talk. (I.S.)
        ̄              ̄
                                                                 ̄
 Connective S. Past
                                                             S. Past
     that night.       (I.S.)
                                                          He said, “How            can
             ̄
                                                            ̄         ̄          ̄         ̄
        Ext. wd.
                                                         Sub. Rep.V. Q. wd. S. Pr.
     Sheela reassured me, “I
                                                          a Zebra talk ?” (D.S.)
          ̄              ̄         ̄      ̄
                                                               ̄           ̄
       Sub.         Rep.V. Ob. Pro.
                                                            Ob.       S. Pr.
     can come tonight.” (D.S.)
                                                     447. (2) My mother asked me
           ̄               ̄
                                                                      ̄             ̄       ̄
        S.Pr.        Ext. wd.
                                                                   Sub.        Rep.V. Ob.
444. (2) I     told you          that
                                                          what      I had eaten
          ̄          ̄        ̄          ̄
                                                              ̄        ̄          ̄
       Sub. Rep.V. Ob. Connective
                                                         Q. wd. Pro. Past Per.
     I could not be blamed
                                                          the previous night. (I.S.)
      ̄        ̄                 ̄
                                                                    ̄
   Pro. S. Past           S. Past
                                                               Ext. wd.
     for that.
                                                          “What did         you      eat
             ̄
                                                               ̄         ̄         ̄        ̄
        Ext. wd.
                                                          Q. wd. S. Past Pro. S. Past
     I     said to     you, “I
                                                          last night ?” asked
      ̄         ̄           ̄        ̄
                                                             ̄                  ̄
  Sub. Rep.V.          Ob.     Pro.
                                                        Ext. wd.          Rep. V.
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