I
feel hungry,” Mary said
Reported:
Mary said
she
felt hungry.
Quoted:
Professor: “
I’
ve looked at the results of your
work this year and
you
’ll be pleased to know that
I
’m
recommending
you
for a scholarship next year.”
Reported:
The professor told me that
she
had looked at
the results of
my
work this year and that
I’
d be pleased
to know that
she
was recommending
me
for a
scholarship next year.
Pronoun Problems
Examples
“You won the scholarship!”
Mr. Chin told Anna.
Mr. Chin told Anna that you
had won the scholarship.
Mr. Chin told Anna that she
had won the scholarship.
Implied Meaning
Anna won a scholarship.
You won a scholarship.
Anna won a scholarship.
Time and Place References
Imagine you went to a restaurant on Monday with
your friend, Peter.
While at the restaurant, he said to you, “This is a
great restaurant. I’m going to eat here again
tomorrow.”
Later on that same Monday, you tell a friend:
Peter said that was a great restaurant and that he
was going to eat there tomorrow.
What words have changed from the original quote?
Time and Place References
Using the same example:
“This is a great restaurant. I’m going to eat here
again tomorrow.”
You tell your friend about it two weeks later:
Peter said that was a great restaurant and that he
was going to eat there the following day.
What additional changes have been made to the
original quote?
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