reported speech

[Shinya Maki]

An English grammar book at hand says that you can change quoted speech(1) into both reported speech(2) and reported speech(3).

(a)
(1) I said to her, “Hurry up, and you’ll be in time.”
(2) I told her that if she hurried up she would be in time.
(3) I told her to hurry up and she would be in time.

(b)
(1) She said to me, “Shut up, or you’ll be sorry.”
(2) She told me that if I didn’t shut up I would be sorry.
(3) She told me to shut up or I would be sorry.

I understand the sentence(2)-type above, but I don’t quite understand the sentence(3)-type. Are sentence(a-3) and sentence(b-3) above grammatically correct, and do they make sense?

Shinya Maki

[Rusty]

An English grammar book at hand says that you can change quoted speech(1) into both reported speech(2) and reported speech(3).

(a)
(1) I said to her, “Hurry up, and you’ll be in time.”
(2) I told her that if she hurried up she would be in time.
(3) I told her to hurry up and she would be in time.

(b)
(1) She said to me, “Shut up, or you’ll be sorry.”
(2) She told me that if I didn’t shut up I would be sorry.
(3) She told me to shut up or I would be sorry.

I understand the sentence(2)-type above, but I don’t quite understand the sentence(3)-type. Are sentence(a-3) and sentence(b-3) above grammatically correct, and do they make sense?

Shinya Maki Sentences a-3 and b-3 are correct and the structure is common.
"to shut up or I would be sorry" is an infinitive phrase. It is the object of the verb, told. If the original quote is an order or request in the imperative mood, an infinitive phrase can be used in the reported speech.
Example: He said, "Please help me."
Reported: He asked me to help him.
Example: He ordered, "Close your books now."
Reported: He ordered us to close our books.
Example: He warned, "Don't go near the fallen wires."
Reported: He warned us not to go near the fallen wires.

[Shinya Maki]

Thank you, Rusty, for your elaborate explanation. It helps a lot.

Shinya Maki