Reported Speech

In order to give information about what people say or think,we use the direct or quoted speech,or indirect or reported speech :

Direct Speech :

it means saying exactly what someone has said .

For example :

He said, i live in Dammam   Or     "I live in Dammam , she said "

Indirect Speech :

We don't use quotation marks and it doesn't need to be word for word .

When reporting, the pronoun and the tense of the verb usually change : 

Direct :    He said, "i live in Dammam."           

Indirect:  He said(That) he lived in Dammam .

 Direct Speech & Indirect Speech :
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Reporting Sentences with a modal form verbs :
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Reporting Yes \ No question :
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Reporting "Wh" Question :
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Reporting Imperatives (affirmative \ negative) :
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