Reported Speech: Handling Contradictions
Reported Speech: Handling Contradictions
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Using Reported Speech for Surprises
Sometimes, a person tells you something that is different or the opposite of what you heard before. This is a "contradiction." We can use reported speech to point out this surprising or unexpected information.
Imagine you hear this now: "Sue is coming to the party tonight."
But you remember she said something different before. You can respond:
"Is she? I saw her a few days ago and she said she wasn't coming."
In this exercise, you will respond to a surprising statement by reporting what you heard earlier.
Practice Exercise
Respond to statement 'A' by reporting what you heard before. Use your own ideas to complete the sentence for 'B'.
This is designed as additional support for questions taken from Murphy, Raymond, Cambridge: Grammar in Use, p95. (Fifth Edition)
