Grammar Guide

Reported Speechfor IELTS Writing

Reported speech reports what someone said without quotation marks. Key changes: tenses usually move back, pronouns adjust, time expressions may change.

Examples in IELTS Writing

He said that the population had increased.

She stated that the government would invest.

They reported that the trend had continued.

IELTS Writing Tips

✅ Do

Practice using this grammar in context
Check your writing for errors
Use varied sentence structures

❌ Don't

✗Ignore grammar in your practice
✗Repeat the same structures
✗Focus only on vocabulary

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