Questão de Inglês — Prefeitura de Seara - SC 2018

Question

Direct speech is a representation of the actual words someone said. Indirect speech focuses more on the content of what
someone said rather than their exact words. In indirect speech, the structure of the reported clause depends on whether the
speaker is reporting a statement, a question or a command.

It is not true about direct and indirect speech:

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Alternativa D: Indirect reports of statements consist of a reporting clause and a that-clause. We often omit that, especially in formal
situations:The pilot commented that the weather had been extremely bad as the plane came in to land. (The pilot's words
were: „The weather was extremely bad as the plane came in to land.?)

Answer

Alternativa A: A direct speech report usually has a reporting verb in the past simple. The most common reporting verb is said. The
reporting clause may come first or second.

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Alternativa B: Next, there are some examples of direct speech:

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Alternativa C: In narratives, especially novels and short stories, when the reporting clause comes second, the writers often invert the
subject (s) and reporting verb (v):

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Alternativa E: Indirect reports of yes-no questions and questions with or consist of a reporting clause and a reported clause introduced
by if or whether. If is more common than whether. The reported clause is in statement form (subject + verb), not question
form:

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