reported speech

reported speech

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

Examples
  • Fred: “I will do the housework.”
    • Fred said that he would do the housework.

reported speech (uncountable)

  1. (grammar, narratology) A form of speech used to express what another has said, often involving a change in tense.
    Synonym: indirect speech
    Coordinate term: direct speech

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