Isn't it true that we don't really report speech, but we do report events?
Do we really report speech?
Yes. We report whatever we want to report. It can be a fact (either simplified or further complicated), what we heard, what we think we heard, or even a lie we made up.
Sarah: "I'd like to go to Jack's party. There will be lots of people!"
Betty: "Sarah said she is going to Jack's party because there are gonna be lots of guys to make out with."
Let's not blame Betty. She's not a bitch. She just doesn't know reported speech.
Sarah: "I'd like to go to Jack's party. There will be lots of people!"
Betty: "Sarah said she is going to Jack's party because there are gonna be lots of guys to make out with."
Let's not blame Betty. She's not a bitch. She just doesn't know reported speech.
Sarah: "I'd like to go to Jack's party. There will be lots of people!"
Betty: "Sarah said she is going to Jack's party because there are gonna be lots of guys to make out with."
I think that's a very classroom-based example. Normally, a native speaker would say ""Sarah is going to Jack's party because there are gonna be lots of guys to make out with."
So yes, we more report events than we we do speech.
Betty: "Sarah said she is going to Jack's party because there are gonna be lots of guys to make out with."
I think that's a very classroom-based example. Normally, a native speaker would say ""Sarah is going to Jack's party because there are gonna be lots of guys to make out with."
So yes, we more report events than we we do speech.