Instructor: There are seven classifications of airspace.
Student 1: What did he say? I couldn't hear!
Student 2: He said there were seven classifications of airspace.
"What did the instructor say?"
Reporting means to talk about what someone else said earlier. In English, you can report things using direct or reported speech.
Direct Speech
In direct speech, we use the exact words said by the speaker with quotation marks. Direct speech is very common in stories, novels, aviation publications and newspaper or blog articles. We usually use the verb say for statements, and ask for questions. Notice the punctuation, too.
"My call sign is WJA412."
- He said, "My call sign is WJA412."
"I don't want a VOR approach."
- She said, "I don't want a VOR approach."
"Where are you flying to?"
- He asked, "Where are you flying to?"
Reported Speech
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