Reported Speech

Advanced reporting verbs and their patterns

はじめに

「say」と「tell」だけじゃなく、英語には話し手の態度や話し方を伝える報告動詞がたくさんあります。claim、admit、deny、suggest、insist、warn、promise、threaten……まだまだありますよ。

それぞれの動詞には固有の文法パターンがあって、適切な動詞を選ぶことでニュアンスが大きく変わります。「She admitted making a mistake」は「She said she made a mistake」とはかなり違う印象になりますよね。

日本語の「〜と主張した」「〜を認めた」のように、英語でも動詞の選び方ひとつで報告の質がガラリと変わります。これらをマスターすれば、間接話法が一気にレベルアップしますよ。

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この章の英文法一覧（9）

• Advanced Reporting Verbs Using varied verbs beyond say/tell for nuanced reporting
• Reporting Verb Patterns Grammar patterns following different reporting verbs
• Modal Shifts in Reported Speech How modals change (or don't) in reported speech
• Complex Reporting Patterns Advanced verb patterns in reported speech
• Reporting with Continuous Forms Reporting ongoing situations and attitudes
• Reporting Verb Patterns Different grammatical patterns after reporting verbs
• Reporting with Should/Subjunctive Using should or subjunctive in reported clauses
• Reporting with nominal clauses Complex reporting using noun clauses
• Impersonal passive reporting Distancing the source in formal reports