Soal SMP · Konsep dasar · Kesulitan 4/5
Read the situation: A teacher says, 'You must submit your essay tomorrow.' Later, a student tells a friend, 'The teacher said we had to submit our essay the next day.' Why does the student change 'must' to 'had to' and 'tomorrow' to 'the next day'?
- A.Because the student is reporting the teacher's words later, so the modal and time expression shift according to reported speech rules.
- B.Because the student wants to make the sentence longer and more difficult.
- C.Because 'must' and 'tomorrow' are only used in questions, not in statements.
- D.Because the friend does not understand direct speech at all.
Kunci jawaban & pembahasan
Jawaban: Because the student is reporting the teacher's words later, so the modal and time expression shift according to reported speech rules.
In reported speech, modals and time expressions often shift because the reporting happens after the original statement.
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