Confused About Changing Tenses in Reported Speech—Am I Doing This Right?
I'm helping my little brother with his English homework and we've run into reported speech. I get the basic idea, but I'm still unsure about when and how to ch…
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I'm helping my little brother with his English homework and we've run into reported speech. I get the basic idea, but I'm still unsure about when and how to ch…
I'm working on a story and need to turn some dialogue into reported speech, but the verb tenses are confusing me. For example, if someone said, "I am going to …
Hi everyone! I'm working on a homework assignment where I have to turn direct speech into reported speech, but I'm getting a bit stuck on when to change pronou…
I’m updating some emails for work and want to sound more polite, but I keep getting mixed up between direct and indirect questions. For example, should I say “…
I'm practicing making negative sentences in English and I keep getting confused about when to use 'does not', 'do not', or 'is not'. For example, should I say …
I'm struggling to understand when I need to use words like 'do,' 'does,' or 'did' in English questions. I noticed that sometimes people say, 'Do you like pizza…
I'm having trouble forming questions in English, especially when it comes to using ‘be’, ‘have’, and modal verbs like ‘can’ or ‘should’. For example, I get con…
I'm struggling with making questions in English, especially with the word order. Sometimes I see sentences like 'Are you happy?' but I often catch myself sayin…
I'm practicing reported speech for my English exam, and I got stuck with indirect questions. My teacher corrected me when I wrote, "Do you know where is he?" a…
I'm writing a letter to my English speaking friend, and I want to describe my teacher. Should I say 'My teacher, who is very kind, helps me a lot' or 'My teach…
I'm writing an introduction about my classmates, but I'm getting confused about when to use 'who', 'that', or 'which.' For example, should I say 'The student w…
I'm trying to improve my English writing, but I'm confused about when I should use commas with relative clauses. For example, is it correct to write: 'My broth…