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    This document discusses reporting commands, requests, and orders in reported speech. It explains that commands are told with no choice of response, while requests are asked politely using "please." Both commands and requests are reported using "tell" and "ask," respectively, followed by the subject and an infinitive verb. Examples are provided for direct and reported orders and requests, as well as how to report negative commands and requests using "not to" plus the infinitive verb.

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    This document discusses reporting commands, requests, and orders in reported speech. It explains that commands are told with no choice of response, while requests are asked politely using "please." Both commands and requests are reported using "tell" and "ask," respectively, followed by the subject and an infinitive verb. Examples are provided for direct and reported orders and requests, as well as how to report negative commands and requests using "not to" plus the infinitive verb.

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    This document discusses reporting commands, requests, and orders in reported speech. It explains that commands are told with no choice of response, while requests are asked politely using "please." Both commands and requests are reported using "tell" and "ask," respectively, followed by the subject and an infinitive verb. Examples are provided for direct and reported orders and requests, as well as how to report negative commands and requests using "not to" plus the infinitive verb.

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    REPORTED SPEECH

    COMMANDS AND REQUESTS


    Reporting commands and requests is one form of reported speech. For non-native
    English speakers is considered to be easier than reporting statements and questions.

    Reporting orders
    (commands)
    A command (order) is when somebody tells you to do something and you have no choice, you have to do it.
    It is not usually polite. It is a "command".

    We usually introduce reported orders with the verb "tell". Look at the following example:

    Direct speech Reported speech


    He said: "March!" He told him to march.
    The structure is very simple:

    subject + told + noun / pronoun + to infinitive

    • The fireman told the woman to leave the house.


    • The teacher told us to submit the homework.

    Because we use the infinitive there is no need to change the tense.


    But be careful! we may need to change pronouns, time and place, just like we do in
    reported statements and questions.
    Some examples:

    Direct order Reported order

    Dad said: "Eat your food!” He told the boy to eat his food.

    The doctor said: “Take these pills 3 The doctor told the patient to take those
    times a day“ pills 3 times a day.

    She said “Buy some milk in your way She told her husband to buy some milk
    home” in his way home.
    Aim well,
    soldier!

    The captain told the


    soldier to aim well.
    Reporting requests
    A request is when somebody asks you politely to do something. Generally, this person addresses to you with
    the word “please”.

    We usually introduce reported requests with the verb “ask". Look at the following example:

    Direct speech Reported speech


    He said: “please, behave" He asked her to behave.

    As you can notice, the way we report requests is the same way we
    report orders (same structure), we just have to replace the verb
    TOLD by ASKED, giving us a sense of politeliness.
    Some examples:
    Direct request Reported request

    The nurse said: "Eat your food, please!” She asked the boy to eat his food.

    George said “please call me at 7“ George asked me to call him at 7.

    She said “turn off the TV, please” She asked her son to turn off the TV.
    Show me your license,

    please.

    The police officer


    asked the driver to
    show him his
    license.
    IMPORTANT NOTE:

    When the order or request is negative, the structure is the following one:

    subject + told /asked + noun / pronoun + NOT to infinitive

    • Sonia asked her husband NOT TO go out.


    • The teacher told the students NOT TO cheat
    during the exam.
    Don’t smoke, please!

    Kirsten asked her


    friend not to smoke.

    Now, your turn…


    Go to your room!

    The father told


    his son to go to
    his room.
    Please, breath deeply.

    The doctor
    asked her to
    breath deeply.
    Don’t eat my
    carrot!

    Snowball told
    everyone not to
    eat his carrot.
    The advertisement
    asked people not to
    feed the animals.
    Help your mother!

    He told him to
    help his mother.
    Do not kiss my
    hand!

    The Pope told the


    woman not to kiss
    his hand.

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