B2–C1 · 80 patterns

Reported speech and attribution patterns for advanced English

Report what someone said, separate a source from your own position, and preserve the strength of the original claim.

01 · Use it when you need to

Communication goals

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report a statement accurately
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attribute a claim to a source
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distance your own view from a reported judgement

02 · Study sets

Study the topic from these validated sets

01Reported speech and attributionReport what people said with accuracy. · REP 02Mood, modality and reported stanceExpress possibility, recommendation and reported judgement precisely. · KON

03 · Pattern examples

Start with a reusable structure

This is an editorial sample. The linked study sets contain the complete topic collection.

01She stressed that [a funding proposal] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a funding proposal could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass einen Förderantrag nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.02She stressed that [a delayed product launch] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a delayed product launch could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass eine verspätete Produkteinführung nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.03She stressed that [the team’s research findings] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that the team’s research findings could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass die Forschungsergebnisse des Teams nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.04She stressed that [a customer complaint] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a customer complaint could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass eine Kundenbeschwerde nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.05She stressed that [a public-transport plan] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a public-transport plan could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass einen Plan für den Nahverkehr nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.06She stressed that [a difficult staffing decision] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a difficult staffing decision could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass eine schwierige Personalentscheidung nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.07She stressed that [the revised budget] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that the revised budget could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass das überarbeitete Budget nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.08She stressed that [an accessibility requirement] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that an accessibility requirement could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass eine Anforderung an Barrierefreiheit nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.09She stressed that [a cross-border partnership] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a cross-border partnership could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass eine grenzüberschreitende Partnerschaft nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.10She stressed that [the first pilot results] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that the first pilot results could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass die ersten Ergebnisse des Pilotprojekts nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.11She stressed that [a neighbourhood meeting] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a neighbourhood meeting could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass ein Treffen im Stadtteil nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.12She stressed that [a climate-adaptation project] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a climate-adaptation project could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass ein Klimaanpassungsprojekt nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.13She stressed that [a sensitive policy change] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a sensitive policy change could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass eine sensible Regeländerung nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.14She stressed that [the quarterly forecast] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that the quarterly forecast could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass die Quartalsprognose nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.15She stressed that [a mentoring conversation] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a mentoring conversation could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass ein Mentoring-Gespräch nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.16She stressed that [a data-security review] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a data-security review could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass eine Datenschutzprüfung nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.17She stressed that [a conference presentation] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a conference presentation could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass einen Konferenzvortrag nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.18She stressed that [a supplier contract] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a supplier contract could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass einen Lieferantenvertrag nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.19She stressed that [a community health initiative] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a community health initiative could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass eine Gesundheitsinitiative im Quartier nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.20She stressed that [a university curriculum] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a university curriculum could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass ein Hochschulcurriculum nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.21She stressed that [a housing-development plan] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a housing-development plan could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass einen Wohnungsbauplan nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.22She stressed that [a service outage] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a service outage could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass einen Dienstausfall nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.23She stressed that [a museum exhibition] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a museum exhibition could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass eine Museumsausstellung nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.24She stressed that [a volunteer programme] could not be treated as an isolated issue.She stressed that a volunteer programme could not be treated as an isolated issue. · DE: Sie betonte, dass ein Freiwilligenprogramm nicht als isoliertes Problem behandelt werden könne.

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01Opinions, stance, and hedgingState a position, control how strongly you commit to it, and discuss uncertainty without making vague claims.02Argumentation and evidenceBuild claims, connect them to evidence, and explain causes and consequences with reusable B2–C1 sentence patterns.03Advanced connectors and complex sentencesConnect ideas through concession, cause, contrast, sequence, and dependency while keeping the logic of a longer sentence visible.