B1 · Intermedio Capítulo 34

Reported Speech

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Lo que aprenderás

How to relay what others have said. Covers indirect speech markers and reporting verbs.

Consejos y trucos (3)

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Pronoun Check

Always check your pronouns. If the original speaker said 'I', you must change it to 'he' or 'she' in your report.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Indirect Speech Changes
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Pronoun Check

Always check if you need to change 'I' to 'he/she' when reporting.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Quoting Others
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Pronoun Check

Always check if you need to change 'I' to 'he/she' when reporting.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Reported Questions

Práctica rápida (10)

Fill in the blank.

Lao bok ___ lao pai.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: waa
Waa is the connector.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Quoting Others

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

ມີການຖືກເວົ້າວ່າລາວມາ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ມີການເວົ້າວ່າລາວມາ.
Don't combine 'ມີການ' and 'ຖືກ'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Reporting Verbs

Choose the correct reporting verb.

ລາວ ___ ວາເຈົ້າໄປໃສ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ຖາມ
Questions use 'ຖາມ'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Indirect Speech Changes

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ລາວຖາມວ່າເຈົ້າໄປໃສ
Standard structure.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Reported Questions

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

ລາວບອກ: ຂ້ອຍຫິວ

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ລາວບອກວາລາວຫິວ
Remove colon, add 'ວາ', shift pronoun.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Indirect Speech Changes

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Lao bok lao pai.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Add waa
Missing connector.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Quoting Others

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

ລາວຖາມຖ້າວ່າເຈົ້າໄປບໍ່

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ລາວຖາມວ່າເຈົ້າໄປບໍ່
Remove 'tha'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Reported Questions

Fill in the blank with 'ວາ'.

ລາວບອກ ___ ລາວຈະມາ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ວາ
The connector 'ວາ' is required.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Indirect Speech Changes

Fill in the blank.

ລາວຖາມ ___ ເຈົ້າໄປໃສ

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: wa
Use 'wa' to connect.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Reported Questions

Choose the correct form.

___ວ່າຝົນຈະຕົກ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ມີການເວົ້າ
Impersonal reporting.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Reporting Verbs

Score: /10

Preguntas frecuentes (6)

No, only when the subject is the target of the action.
'ຖືກ' is for specific subjects, 'ມີການ' is for general situations.
No, Lao does not have grammatical tense markers like English. The context provides the timeline.
Yes, 'ວ່າ' is the standard written form, while 'ວາ' is often used in speech or informal writing.
No, Lao does not use verb tenses like English.
Yes, it is the standard connector for reported speech.
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