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NOUN CLAUSES & REPORTED SPEECH

ENGLISH Direct Speech : “If I had enough experience for the position, I would apply for it without hesitation.”

Reported Speech: John said that if he had enough experience for the position, he would apply for it without hesitation.

Direct Speech : “If I had listened to the lecture carefully, I would have answered the professor’s questions correctly.”
Reported Speech: Sarah said that if she had listened to the lecture carefully, she would have answered the
professor’s questions correctly.

Reporting Questions

Aktarma cümlesinde soru kelimesi (where, when, who, …) aktarma ifadesinden (ask, wonder, …)
hemen sonra gelir ve devamında cümle, soru cümlesi olarak değil düz cümle olarak yazılır.
Video 10.7
Direct Speech: “Why do migrating birds travel such long distances each year?”
Reported Speech: The student asked why migrating birds travel such long distances each year.

Yardımcı fiille başlayan “yes-no” sorularını aktarırken aktarma ifadesinden sonra “if / whether” kullanılır ve
soru cümlesi düz cümle sıralanışı ile kullanılır.
Direct Speech: “Did the spaceship successfully land on Mars during its recent mission?”
Reported Speech: They asked whether / if the had successfully landed landed on Mars during its recent mission.
Soru cümlelerini aktarırken zaman, yer ve zaman zarfları, zamir gibi değişiklikler için düz cümleleri aktarırken
uyguladığımız kurallar geçerlidir. Ancak, soru cümlelerini aktarırken “ask”, “say” ve “tell” sözcüklerinin yerine,
“want to know”, “wonder”, “ask”, “inquire”, “question” ve “ponder” gibi fiiller tercih edilir. Bu fiillerden “ask”,
nesne zamiri de alabilen bir fiildir.
Sue wondered what the benefits of practising yoga were.
The children wanted to know where their parents were taking them for their summer vacation.
The customer inquired why her recent bill showed an unexpected increase in charges.
The scientist pondered which chemical mix would be most effective for her experiment.

Özne soruları aktarılırken cümle sıralanışı değişmez.
The little boy asked who had taken his bicycle from the backyard without permission.
Reporting Imperatives

Emir cümlelerini aktarırken “ask”, “beg”, “command”, “forbid”, “instruct”, “order”, “remind”,
“request”, “tell”, “urge”, “warn” ve “want” gibi fiiller, talimatın ya da emrin kime verildiğini belirten Video 10.8
bir zamir ile birlikte kullanılırlar. Olumlu emir cümleleri “to infinitive” ve olumsuz emir cümleleri ise
“not + to infinitive” yapısı kullanılarak aktarılır.
Direct Speech: “Bring your parents to the school meeting next week.”
Reported Speech: The principal told the students to bring their parents to the school meeting the following week.
Direct Speech: “Don’t leave your personal belongings unattended in the library.”

Reported Speech: The librarian warned us not to leave our personal belongings unattended in the library.
Direct Speech: “Hoist the sails and navigate eastwards!”
Reported Speech: The captain ordered his crew to hoist the sails and navigate eastwards.
Direct Speech: “Pull over and step out of the car.”

Reported Speech: The police officer commanded the driver to pull over and step out of the car.
Direct Speech: “Be respectful to one another.”
Reported Speech: The teacher urged the students to be respectful to one another.

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