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Reply Tue 7 Oct, 2008 10:42 am
'Why didn't you tell me something was wrong?' he asked me.
In reported speech it should be: He asked me why I hadn't told him that something was wrong.

Am I correct?

Many thanks.
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Reply Tue 7 Oct, 2008 01:30 pm
@Yoong Liat,
Quote:
'Why didn't you tell me something was wrong?' he asked me.
In reported speech it should be: He asked me why I hadn't told him that something was wrong.


That would be one accurate way to report the speech, YL.
Yoong Liat
 
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Reply Thu 9 Oct, 2008 12:14 pm
@JTT,
Thanks, JTT.
JTT
 
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Reply Sat 11 Oct, 2008 06:19 pm
@Yoong Liat,
You're welcome, Yoong Liat.
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