TENSES & VOICE OF VERBS

 Watch these videos to learn about the tenses of the verbs.

Now you are ready for the voice of the verbs.

TYPES OF WRITING

Directions: The following are titles. Analyze whether each is a title for Academic, Journalistic or Informative writing.

1. Analysis of Keynesian Economics

2. How to Open a Bank Account

3. History of Women’s Right to Vote

4. Romney Super PAC announces vote buying campaign

5. Understanding Geothermal Heating and Cooling

6. Review of Elizabeth French Boyd, Bloomsbury Heritage

7. Tennyson: The Paradox of the Sign

8. Dog Breeds

9. The Impact of Advertisements and Commercials on Modern Art

10. Effects of War after War

11. Advice and Consent: The threat of How-To Books

12. How to Get a Commercial Driver’s License

13. Defining Poverty in the City of Chicago

14. Redskins change their name

15. Biographies

16.  How to Buy a House

17. Former president declared missing

18. Pride and Prejudice: The Limits of Society

19.  ACT celebrates 30th anniversary

20. Qualifications for Contractors

 

 

CHANGING DIRECT TO INDIRECT SPEECH

 You can check out this video first or read through.

The table below is a guide on how to change direct to indirect speech. Here's how:

1. Identify the tense of the reporting verb. (Refer to rule number 3)
2. Identify the type the reported speech belong. (declarative, imperative, interrogative, exclamatory, optative)
3. Identify the verb tense of the reported speech. (Refer to the table the arrow points for the conversion.)
4. Make the other necessary changes: pronouns, time indicators, etc.

                                                    4

                           1                                                     2                                      3
Converted Sentence: 
        She told me (that) she couldn't speak perfect English.

Let's try the following: