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“But it will take longer”, Bill objected / objected Bill.
They can introduce indirect statements.
That should always be placed after the verbs.
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Tom assured us that it would cost much but Bill objected that it would take longer.
QUESTIONS IN INDIRECT SPEECH
When we turn direct speech into indirect the following changes necessary: tense, pronoun, possessive adjective,
adverbs of time and adverbs of place. The interrogative form of the verb changes to affirmative form. The question
is therefore omitted in indirect questions.
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He said, “Where is she going?”
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He asked where she was going.
If we have special subject question change of form is not necessary.
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“Who lives next door?” he said.
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He asked who lived next door.
The main verb in indirect speech should always be a verb of inquiry like
ask, inquire, wonder, and
want to know.
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He said, “Where are you from?”
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He asked where I was from.
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