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Topic: GRAMMAR

reported speech

 noun
     
reported speech [uncountable] technical
SLG in grammar, words that are used to tell what someone says without repeating their actual words. 'She said she didn't feel well' is an example of reported speech [= indirect speech; ≠ direct speech]
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abbr. active adj. adv. article aspect aux. case clause comparative comparison complement complex compound concord conjunction construction continuous coordinate -ed ending -est finite form future gender grammar indicative(n) indicative(a) -ing modal modifier modify mood n. nominal noun number object particle passive past phrase pl. prefix(n) prefix(v) prep. pres. progressive regular root rule sentence singular stem subject subjective syntax tag v. variant verb verbal

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