Reporting Speech: Orders, Requests, and Suggestions

This video tutorial covers how to report orders, requests, and suggestions in indirect speech. It explains the use of reporting verbs like 'tell', 'ask', and 'suggest', and highlights the structure of reported speech, including the use of the infinitive form and the subjunctive mood. The video also provides examples of reporting both positive and negative orders, requests, and suggestions, and concludes with an invitation to practice through exercises.

What is the main focus of this video tutorial?

• Reported statements and questions

• Reported orders, requests, and suggestions

• Direct speech

• Grammar rules

Which verb is commonly used to report orders?

• Ask

• Propose

• Tell

• Suggest

When reporting orders in indirect speech, what do we not need to worry about?

• Tense changes

• Infinitive usage

• Reporting verb

• Subject changes

How do we report negative orders?

• Using 'do not'

• Using 'not'

• Using 'never'

• Using 'no'

What verb is typically used to report requests?

• Recommend

• Ask

• Tell

• Suggest

When reporting requests in indirect speech, what is not a concern?

• Tense changes

• Infinitive usage

• Subject changes

• Reporting verb

How do we report negative requests?

• Using 'never'

• Using 'not'

• Using 'do not'

• Using 'no'

Which verb is commonly used to report suggestions?

• Propose

• Suggest

• Ask

• Tell

What auxiliary verb is often used in reported suggestions?

• Might

• Could

• Should

• Would

Which of the following is not a verb used to report suggestions?

• Propose

• Insist

• Tell

• Recommend