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