| Element | FORM/USE: CITATION, PRESENT SIMPLE |
|---|---|
| SuperCat | REPORTED SPEECH |
| SubCat | reported speech |
| Lexical Range | N/A |
| Level | B2 |
| Cando | Can use the present simple form of the reporting verb to report information from a written source and a present tense verb in the reported clause. |
| Corrected Learner Example | First of all, your advertisement says that you have got two great nights in a hotel for us. (Turkey; B2 VANTAGE; 1997; Turkish; Pass) It says you are asking for people to help in a summer camp for foreign school children. (B2 VANTAGE; 1993; Portuguese; Pass) Firstly, your advertisement tells us that hotel has two great nights in a wonderful 3-star hotel (Turkey; B2 VANTAGE; 1997; Turkish; Fail) The guidebook says that we can get there by train from London. (Korea, South; B2 VANTAGE; 1999; Korean; Fail) |
| Uncorrected Learner Example | |
| Comments | N/A |
