indirect speech

According to the linguist, children tend to mix direct and indirect speech.
Selon la linguiste, les enfants ont tendance à mélanger le discours direct et indirect.
Read the following passage and provide an example of the mingling of direct and indirect speech.
Lis le passage suivant et donne un exemple de mélange de discours direct et indirect.
And I'll start out with a puzzle, the puzzle of indirect speech acts.
Et je vais commencer avec une énigme : l'énigme de l'acte de discours indirect.
Text/dialogue, new words and expressions, direct and indirect speech, everyday conversation style, sentences, dialogue/text;
Texte/dialogue, nouveaux mots et expressions, discours direct et discours indirect, style familier, phrases, dialogue/texte.
Students are taught the difference between direct and indirect speech.
On enseigne aux élèves la différence entre le discours direct et indirect.
In indirect speech, you dont use inverted commas to mention what was said.
Dans le discours indirect, on n'utilise pas de guillemets pour rapporter ce qui a été dit.
In indirect speech, the author refers to information stated by another person without using an exact quote.
Dans le discours indirect, l'auteur fait référence à des informations énoncées par une autre personne sans utiliser de citation exacte.
What is an example of indirect speech? - Juan said that he would stop by the house at nine.
Quel est un exemple de discours indirect ? - Juan a dit qu'il passerait à la maison à neuf heures.
This kind of indirect speech is rampant in language.
Ce genre de discours indirect est courant dans la langue.
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