Easy English Class

  REPORTING If we report what another person has said, we usually do not use the speaker’s exact words (direct speech), but reported (indirect) speech. Therefore, you need to learn how to transform direct speech into reported speech. The structure is a little different depending on whether you want to transform a statement, question or request.   Rules for changing direct speech to indirect speech  Rule 1:  The inverted commas which separate the reported speech from the rest of the sentence are dropped . Rule 2:  The conjunction 'that' is used in place of the inverted commas.  Rule 3:T he verb in the reported speech changes according to the tense of the reporting verb. Exception :But if the reporting verb is in the present for the future tense, the tense of the verb in the reported speech. Examples: 1.I say /said, “God is everywhere .” I say/said that God is everywhere. 2.I said to him, “You are clever.”  I said to him that he is clever.  3.S...

‘Lines Written in Early Spring’ <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6190786607121964"      crossorigin="anonymous"></script> POEM EXPLANATION I heard a thousand blended notes, While in a grove I sate reclined, In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts , Bring sad thoughts to the mind.       To her fair works did Nature link The human soul that through me ran; And much it grieved my heart to think What man has made of man.       Through primrose tufts, in that green bower, The periwinkle trailed its wreaths; And ’tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes. The birds around me hopped and played, Their thoughts I cannot measure:— But the least motion which they made It seemed a thrill of pleasure. The budding twigs spread out their fan, To catch the breezy air; And I must think, do all I can, That there was pleasure there.   If this belief from heaven be ...