Learn · Sentences Reported Speech (Indirect Speech)
She said that she was going to the store.
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Narrator
She said that she was going to the store.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Reporting Speech
She told me she was going to the store.
Summarizing Events
Her plans for the afternoon included a trip to the store.
Adding Detail
She said she was going to the store to buy groceries.
Creating Dialogue
"I'm going to the store," she said.
Rephrased versions
Formal
She stated her intention to visit the store.
Casual
She said she was heading to the store.
Simpler English
She was going to the shop.
Phrases to learn
going to the store
Intending to visit a retail establishment.
said that
Used to report something someone said.