IV. Short Answers

Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
Frank: Has it stopped raining yet? Polly: Yes.	Frank asks Polly if it has stopped raining and she says it has.
Frank: Does John ever come to see you? Polly: Yes.	Frank asks Polly if John ever comes to see her and Polly says he does not.
Frank: Are you very tired? Polly: No.	Frank asks Polly if she is tired and she answers she is not.

Note 4: To render short answers in indirect speech one may say he answered in the negative or in the affirmative or repeat a part of the answer using the pronoun and the auxiliary or the notional verb.

V. Commands and Requests

Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
The doctor says to the patient: “Take this medicine twice a day.”	The doctor tells the patient to take the medicine twice a day.
The teacher says to the students: “Don't talk in class.”	The teacher tells the students not to talk in class.
The boy says to his friend: “Please, don't be angry with me.”	The boy begs his friend not to be angry with him.
Betty says to her friend: “Do stay with us a little longer.”	Betty begs her friend to stay with them a little longer.
The child sobs clinging to his mother: “Oh, don't send me away from home.”	The boy entreats his mother not to send him away from home.
The group leader tells the children: “Don't make a fire in the wood.”	The leader orders the boys not to make a fire in the wood.
Peter says to Mary: “Would you mind ringing me up at nine?”	Peter asks Mary to ring him up at nine.
The conductor: “All fares, please.”	The conductor requests the passengers to pay their fares.

Note 5: Indirect orders are introduced by the verbs to tell, to order, to command. Indirect requests are introduced by the verbs to ask, to tell, to beg and to request (more official). With highly emotional requests the verbs to implore and to entreat are used.

VI. Suggestions

Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
Mike: Let us walk home. Mike: What about walking home? Mike: What do you say to walking home? Mike: Why don't we walk home?	Mike suggests	walking home.

Note 6: The pattern “suggest doing...”is used when the speaker proposes doing somehing together with the person he is addressing.

VII. Advice

Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
Mike to Mary: You had better stay behind and look after the kids.	Mike advises Mary to stay behind and look after the kids.
Make: Let Mary stay behind and look after the kids.	Mike suggests that Mary (should) stay behind and look after the kids.

VIII. Offers

Direct Speech	Indirect Speech
Tom: Have a cup of tea, Bob.	Tom offers Bob	a cup of tea.
Tom: Shall I help with the luggage? Tom: Let me help you with the luggage. Tom: I can help you with the luggage.	Tom offers	to help with the luggage.

Note 7: The verb to offer is used when the speaker expresses his/her willingness to do something himself/herself.

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