Indirect Statements

Indirect statement

• Reports something from someone's perspective
• Uses words such as thinks, hopes, knows, ect.
• Direct Statement = "There is a hill in the distance."
• Indirect Statement = "I see a hill in the distance."

Head Verbs

• verbs that are related to the head
• ex) speaking, thinking, seeing
• verbs that are connected to a part of the head
• ex) thinking = brain, seeing = eyes
• Latin ex) video = I see, audio = I hear

Sentences

• subject introduced by head verb must be accusitive
• verb introduced by head verb must be infinative
• Ex) Video viros necare Caesarum
• "I see the men are killing Caesar"

Explanation

• Video viros necare Caesarum
• Video = head verb
• viros = accusitive
• necare = infinative
• Caesarum = subject