Quoted / Reported Speech
Who said or thought it?
Significado
A structure that reports speech, thought, belief, command, or question directly or indirectly.
Como identificar
Ask whose words or thoughts are being represented.
Exemplos
said|told|asked|thought|quoted
he said that|she asked if|according to him
She said that she was tired.
Visual guide
SPEAKER / THINKER
She said [that she was tired].
[reported thought]
Ask: whose words?
→ She represents them.
Direct quote: She said, "I am tired." Indirect report: She said [that she was tired]. Check shifts: I→she, am→was.
Vista por língua
Na tua língua materna
Reported speech uses dizer que, falar que, perguntar se, tense shifts, and indirect question patterns.
Pedro disse que vinha.
Pedro said that he was coming.
Na tua língua de aprendizagem
English distinguishes direct and reported speech with reporting verbs, tense backshift, pronouns, and punctuation.
She said that she was tired.
reported clause = reported speech
Learners often struggle with tense shift, quote punctuation, and pronoun/time changes.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.