Questões de Concurso

Change the following sentence into Reported Speech: 'I will finish the report tomorrow,' said John. Judge the following statements as True (T) or False (F).
(__)John said that he would finish the report the following day.
(__)John said that he will finish the report tomorrow.
(__)John told that he would finish the report the next day.
(__)John said that he would finish the report tomorrow.

Mark the alternative that shows the correct sequence, from top to bottom.

Match the items in Column B to the corresponding concepts in Column A regarding sentence relationships and forms of speech representation:

Column A: concepts

1.Direct speech

2.Reported speech

3.Discourse markers

Column B: descriptions

(__)Words used to organize ideas in a text, signaling contrast, consequence, addition, or sequence.

(__)A structure in which the speaker's exact words are reproduced without grammatical changes.

(__)A structure that requires changes in pronouns, verb tenses, and time expressions when reporting someone's speech.

Choose the alternative that presents the correct association between the columns:

There are four distinct techniques to convey or narrate what was said by someone to a third party: direct speech, reported speech, free direct speech and free reported speech.

I.Free direct speech is characterized by conveying the original message, but not the speaker's exact words.
II.He said their house had been for sale for six months is an example of reported speech.
III.Free reported speech is used in narratives to convey the thoughts or words of a character, through the narrator's voice.
IV.Reported speech presents with introductory verbs such as to say, to ask or to tell , and with quotation marks.
V.Direct speech can require a shift in verb tenses, pronouns and adverbs.

Concerning reported speech, analyze the statements.

I. When the reporting verb is in the present, backshift is optional in neutral contexts.
II. Yesterday commonly becomes the previous day in indirect reports.
III. Must for obligation is normally reported as had to under backshift in neutral contexts.
IV. Would generally stays would in reported conditionals.
V. Universal truths often remain in the present even after a past reporting verb.

Which statements are CORRECT?

Choose the alternative that correctly transforms the direct speech into reported speech.

Direct speech:

"I will start the project tomorrow," he said.