Riportare un ordine o una richiesta
Per riportare un ordine o una richiesta, si può utilizzare un verbo come tell seguito da una proposizione introdotta da to: He told me to go away. La struttura è verbo + complemento indiretto + proposizione introdotta da to. Il complemento indiretto è la persona a cui ci si rivolge. Altri verbi usati per riportare un ordine o una richiesta seguendo questa struttura sono: command, order, warn, ask, advise, invite, beg, teach, forbid.
Esempi
| Discorso diretto | Discorso indiretto |
|---|---|
| The doctor said to me, "Stop smoking!". | The doctor told me to stop smoking. |
| "Get out of the car!" said the policeman. | The policeman ordered him to get out of the car. |
| "Could you please be quiet," she said. | She asked me to be quiet. |
| The man with the gun said to us, "Don't move!" | The man with the gun warned us not to move. |
Le richieste con complemento oggetto
Le richieste che introducono un complemento oggetto sono riportate con la formula asked for + complemento oggetto.
Esempi
| Discorso diretto | Discorso indiretto |
|---|---|
| "Can I have an apple?", she asked. | She asked for an apple. |
| "Can I have the newspaper, please?" | He asked for the newspaper. |
| "May I have a glass of water?" he said. | He asked for a glass of water. |
| "Sugar, please." | She asked for the sugar. |
| "Could I have three kilos of onions?" | He asked for three kilos of onions. |
Suggerimenti e consigli
I suggerimenti e i consigli sono generalmente riportati usando i verbi suggest, insist, recommend, demand, request , propose seguiti da una proposizione introdotta da that. In questo tipo di frasi, that e should sono facoltativi, come nei due primi esempi qui sotto. Si noti che i verbi suggest, recommend e propose possono anche essere seguiti da un gerundio per eliminare il complemento indiretto (la persona a cui è stato rivolto il suggerimento o il consiglio); in questo modo il suggerimento è espresso in modo più educato. L'uso del gerundio è illustrato nella quarta e nella quinta frase di esempio.
Esempi
| Discorso diretto | Discorso indiretto |
|---|---|
| She said, "Why don't you get a mechanic to look at the car?" |
She suggested that I should get a mechanic to look at the car. Oppure She suggested I should get a mechanic to look at the car. Oppure She suggested that I get a mechanic to look at the car. Oppure She suggested I get a mechanic to look at the car. |
| "Why don't you go to the doctor?" he said. |
He suggested I go to the doctor. Oppure He suggested that I go to the doctor. Oppure He suggested I should go to the doctor. Oppure He suggested that I should go to the doctor. |
| "It would be a good idea to see the dentist", said my mother. | My mother suggested I see the dentist. |
| The dentist said, "I think you should use a different toothbrush". | The dentist recommended using a different toothbrush. |
| You said, "I don't think you have time to see the dentist this week." | You suggested postponing my visit to the dentist. |
| I said, "I don't think you should see the dentist this week." | I suggested postponing your visit to the dentist. |
| My manager said, "I think we should examine the budget carefully at this meeting." | My manager proposed that we examine the budget carefully at the meeting. |
| "Why don't you sleep overnight at my house?" she said. | She suggested that I sleep overnight at her house. |