Direct Speech / Reprted Speech
G. 引用句Quoted Speech/Direct Speech與報導句Reported Speech/Indirect Speech
1. 引用句直接重述說話者所說的切確內容，在書寫時用引號quotations表示。
The kid said, “I’m hungry.”
2. 報導句重述說話者說的內容，但不是用完全一樣的字，人稱代名詞跟動詞都可能
會有所改變，不用引號。that常常可以省略掉。
The kid told his mom that he was hungry.
H. 引用句Quoted Speech/Direct Speech
1. 當引用句在動詞後面時 S + V, “S + V.”
在動詞後面加上逗號 He said,
加上引號的第一個部分 He said, “
引號內的第一個字大寫 He said, “It
在引號內的句子用原本的標點符號 He said, “It’s too late.
Prepositions are short words that show location and position.
Two common prepositions are ‘on’ and ‘in’.
‘The cake fell on the floor.’
‘Now the cake is in the bin.’
But there are many other preposition that show location, like 'under, 'between' or 'at':
'The dog is under the table.'
'The mouse is between the cat and the door.'
'My sunglasses are at the bottom of the pool.'
We also use prepositions like 'in' or 'on' to talk about a place in time:
'We met in March 2013.'
'Will I see you on my birthday?'
'Let’s go to the beach in summer.'
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讓我們先來判斷這些句子是對的還是錯的呢？
讓我們來解開疑惑吧！
今天，我們主要關注動態動詞 (dynamic verbs)：
上述兩句解析：
”She has died for three years.”表示她這三年來一直在發生斷氣死亡這個行為，不合乎常理。可以改成”She has died.” (她已經死了) 或 “She has been dead for three years.” (死亡狀態已經持續了三年)
瞬間動詞可以搭配完成式( have+p.p )，只是不能跟「表示持續一段時間」的時間副詞 (例如：for, howlong, since+片語、子句) 連用。因此，如果句子中想要連用表持續一段時間的時間副詞時，就必須將它變成狀態動詞。
※ 例外：瞬間動詞中，否定的完成式可以與「表示持續一段時間」的時間副詞連用。
例如：Mary hasn’t come to Taipei for 10 years. (瑪莉已有10年沒來台北了。)
例題一：你買這部車多久了？
錯誤用法：How long have you bought the car?
