Class 7 English direct and indirect speech test

Three things shift concurrently - the tense moves one step backward, the pronouns change to reflect the new speaker, and temporal and locational words such as 'tomorrow' and 'here' alter to match the fresh moment of reporting. Most errors occur when one shift is handled correctly while the others are missed, so practising the shifts in isolation before combining them works better than attempting complete conversions straight away.

Both forms apply based on naming. 'Told' requires an immediate person - 'told her' - whereas 'said' stands independently or requires 'to' before persons - 'said to her'. Reversals like 'told to her' and 'said her' are the chapter's most frequent error.

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