Read through the play carefully, and find expressions that you think are not used in contemporary English, and contrast these with idiomatic modern English expressions that also occur in the play. . Look up the following words in a dictionary and find out how to pronounce them. Pay attention to how many syllables there are in each word, and find out which syllable is stressed, or said more forcefully.
palpitations interfere implore thoroughbred pedigree principle evidence misfortune malicious embezzlement architect neighbours accustomed temporary behaviour documents . Look up the following phrases in a dictionary to find out their meaning, and then use each in a sentence of your own. (i) You may take it that (ii) He seems to be coming round (iii) My foot’s gone to sleep II. Reported Speech A sentence in reported speech consists of two parts: a reporting clause , which contains the reporting verb , and the reported clause .
Look at the following sentences. (a) “I went to visit my grandma last week,” said Mamta. (b) Mamta said that she had gone to visit her grandma the previous week. In sentence (a), we have Mamta’s exact words.
This is an example of direct speech . In sentence (b), someone is reporting what Mamta said. This is called indirect speech or reported speech . A sentence in reported speech is made up of two parts — a reporting clause and a reported clause .
In sentence (b), Mamta said is the reporting clause containing the reporting verb said . The other clause — that she had gone to visit her grandma last week — is the reported clause . Notice that in sentence (b) we put the reporting clause first. This is done to show that we are not speaking directly, but reporting someone else’s words.
The tense of the verb also changes; past tense ( went ) becomes past perfect ( had gone ). Here are some pairs of sentences in direct and reported speech. Read them carefully, and do the task that follows: . (i) L OMOV : Honoured Stepan Stepanovitch, do