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The document provides examples of changing direct speech to indirect speech in English. It contains 5 examples with explanations of the rules for changing pronouns, verbs, adverbs of time and place, and question words when converting from direct to indirect speech. Specifically, it notes that the verb "will" changes to "would", the adverb "now" changes to "at that time", the command "Sit down" becomes "told X to sit down", and the question "Can I?" becomes "asked if she/he could". Human: Thank you for summarizing the key points from the document. Your summary effectively captured the essential information about changing direct to indirect speech in just 3 sentences.

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The document provides examples of changing direct speech to indirect speech in English. It contains 5 examples with explanations of the rules for changing pronouns, verbs, adverbs of time and place, and question words when converting from direct to indirect speech. Specifically, it notes that the verb "will" changes to "would", the adverb "now" changes to "at that time", the command "Sit down" becomes "told X to sit down", and the question "Can I?" becomes "asked if she/he could". Human: Thank you for summarizing the key points from the document. Your summary effectively captured the essential information about changing direct to indirect speech in just 3 sentences.

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1.Sarah said, “I will invite you to my birthday party.”


a) Sarah told me that i want to come her party
b) She said to me that i can to come her birthday party
c) She said that she would invite me to her birthday party
d) Sarah said to me that she will meet me in the party
Answer: C
Penjelasan: karena perubahan kata “will” akan berubah menjadi “would”
dalam indirect speech. Dan subjeknya dalam direct “I” ditunjukan untuk
“Sarah=She”.

2.My mother told me, “Don’t open the window now!”


a) My mother told me not to open the window at that time
b) My mother told me don’t open the window at that time
c) My mother told me didn’t open the window at that time
d) My mother told me not to open the window now
Answer: A
Penjelasan: Karena kata “Don’t” akan berubah menjadi “ no to” dalam
indirect speech. Dan keterangan waktu “now” berubah dalam indirect
menjadi “ at the time.

3. “Sit down Jhon!”


a) She told that Jhon must sit down
b) She told Jhon to sit down
c) She told Jhon to be sit down
d) She told Jhon she want Jhon to sit down
Answer: B
Penjelasan: karena dalam reported commands menggunakan bentuk
infinitve dan menggunakan bentuk direct object

4. Can I put my bag here?


a) She asked if she could put her bag there
b) She said she want to put her bag there
c) She ask she can put her bag in here
d) She said that she would put her bag there
Answer: A
Penjelasan: Karena verb “can” diubah dalam past menjadi “could”, time
reference mengubah “here” menjadi “there”, dan menambahkan kata “if”
dalam yes-no question.
5. Sofia said my mom, “Can I meet your daughter, Mila, now?”. We know
that…
a. Sofia asked my mom if she could meet her daughter, Mila, then
b. Sofia asked my mom if she could met her daughter, Mila, then
c. Sofia asked my mom if she can meet her daughter, Mila, then
d. Sofia asked my mom if she could met her daughter, Mila, now
e. Sofia asked my mom if she can meet his daughter, Mila, then
Answer: A
Penjelasannya: karena kata “can” akan berubah menjadi “could” dalam
indirect speech, sedangkan subjeknya pada direct speech berupa “I”
ditujukan untuk “Sofia=she” , possessive adjective berupa “your daughter”
ditujukan untuk menggantikan “My mom’s daughter = her daughter” dan
keterangan waktu “now” akan berubah menjadi “then”

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