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Understanding how to convert direct speech into reported (or indirect) speech is a fundamental aspect of English grammar. This involves changes in tenses, pronouns, time and place adverbs, and demonstratives. Let's break down the key transformations.

Direct vs. Reported Speech Basics

Direct Speech: Quoting the exact words spoken. Often enclosed in quotation marks. Example: He said, "She studies English."

Reported Speech: Reporting what someone said without quoting their exact words. Often introduced by a reporting verb like "said that," "told me that," etc. Tenses and other elements usually shift backward. Example: He said that she studied English.

Tense Changes in Reported Speech

• Present Simple to Past Simple

  • Direct: "She studies English."
  • Reported:

EFQM Excellence Model: Customer satisfaction, positive impact on society, and management of material and human resources. Western Europe RADAR: Results, Approach, Deployment, Assessment, Review.

Criteria for Excellence

1. Leadership (10%): Mission, vision, and values; personal involvement; continuous improvement; motivation; support.
2. Policy and Strategy (8%): Present and future needs of stakeholders; information from performance, research, and learning; developed, reviewed, and implemented frameworks.
3. People (9%): Involvement, recognition, planning, dialogue.
4. Partnership and Resources (9%): External partnerships, finances, buildings, equipment, materials, technology, and information management.
5. Processes (14%): Management and innovation to satisfy customers

Earth Spheres and Surface Features

• Atmosphere: is the gaseous layer surrounding the Earth.
• Hydrosphere: is the whole set of waters existing on our planet.
• Lithosphere: is the solid outer part of Earth.
• Continents: are large landmasses surrounded by oceans and seas.
• Oceans: are great masses of salt water.
• Equator: the 0° parallel and the great circle dividing the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
• Tropic of Cancer: the parallel north of the equator; it crosses parts of Africa and the Americas.
• Tropic of Capricorn: the parallel south of the equator; it crosses parts of South America and southern Africa.
• Map: is the representation of the Earth.
• Scale: maps reflect Earth's surface in a limited way according to a chosen scale.

Map Terms and Map Types

• Topographic

Valuation and Capital Structure Concepts

Q1: Perpetual Cash Flow Model (PCM)

Unlevered and Levered Valuation

Scenario: Perpetual Cash Flow Model (PCM) with 30% Debt (D) and 70% Equity (E). Cost of Debt (rD) = 5%, Free Cash Flow (FCF) = $10M, Cost of Equity (rE) = 10%. No Arbitrage.

• Unlevered Value (VU) = $10M / 10% = $100M.
• Levered Value (VL) = VU = $100M.
• Debt in Levered Firm (DL) = 0.3 * $100M = $30M.
• Equity in Levered Firm (EL) = 0.7 * $100M = $70M.

Perpetual Return Calculation

Perpetual Return VU = 1% * FCF.
VL = 1 * ($10M - 5% * $30M) + 1% * 5% * $30M.

Q2: Levered Recapitalization and Financial Distress

This section applies the Perpetual Cash Flow Model (PCM) with a corporate tax rate (Tc).

Project Valuation with Corporate Tax

Project Details:

• Project

Agriculture in Slovakia

Agriculture, encompassing forestry, mining, and fishing, is a primary sector of the economy. It produces:

• Food for the population
• Raw materials for industry

Historical Development

• Beginning of the 20th century: 60% of the population made a living by agricultural production.
• 1949: Collectivization of agricultural production (state property).
• 1970s: Agricultural cooperatives (poľnohospodárske družstvá) were established.
• 1989: Dissolution of agricultural cooperatives – land and property began to be returned to original owners (or descendants).
• Joining the EU: European agricultural policy – quotas.

Current State of Agriculture

• Agriculture employs less than 1.5% of the workforce.
• Contributes 0.9 – 1.5% to GDP.
• Agricultural land

Verb To Be: Present Simple

The verb "to be" is fundamental in English. Here's its present simple form:

Adverbs of Frequency

These words describe how often something happens:

• 0%: Never
• 20%: Rarely
• 50%: Sometimes
• 70%: Often
• 90%: Usually
• 100%: Always

Family Members

Here are some common family words in English and Spanish:

• Aunt - Tía
• Brother - Hermano
• Children - Niño (Note: "Children" is plural. The singular is "Child")
• Cousin - Primo/a
• Daughter - Hija
• Father

Input three numbers and find the largest. Enter a number and display the day name of the week.
#include
#include
using namespace std;
using namespace std;
int main() {
int num1, num2, num3;
int day;
cout << "Enter three numbers: ";
cout << "Enter a number (From 1 to 7): ";
cin >> num1 >> num2 >> num3;
cin >> day;
if (num1 > num2 && num1 > num3) {
cout << "Largest number is " << num1;
} else if (num2 > num3) {
cout << "Largest number is " << num2;
} else {
cout << "Largest number is " << num3;
}
switch (day) {
case 1: cout << "Sunday"; break;
case 2: cout << "Monday"; break;
... Continue reading "Find the Largest Number and Calculate Factorial in C++" »

Relative Pronouns

who, which, when, that (no comma / defining relative), where, whom, whose, why, what (the things that — what she needs)

Reported Speech: Tense Changes

He said that:

• Present Simple: "he takes" → reported: he said he took.
• Past Simple: "he took" → reported: he said he had taken.
• Present Continuous: "he is taking" → reported: he said he was taking.
• Past Continuous: "he was taking" → reported: he said he had been taking.
• Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous: "he has taken" / "he has been taking" → reported: he said he had taken / had been taking.
• Past Perfect: "he had taken" → reported: no change (remains had taken).
• Future with will: "he will take" → reported: he said he would take.

Questions

Yes/No questions: Ana... Continue reading "Reported Speech Rules and Common English Vocabulary" »

Thriller Night

It's Close to Midnight

It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark.

Under the moonlight, you see a sight that almost stops your heart.

You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it.

You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes.

You're paralyzed.

Thriller Night Begins

'Cause this is thriller, thriller night.

And no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike.

You know it's thriller, thriller night.

You're fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller tonight.

You hear the door slam and realize there's nowhere left to run.

You feel the cold hand and wonder if you'll ever see the sun.

You close your eyes and hope that this is just imagination.

But all the while you hear the creature... Continue reading "Thriller Night: A Song of Horror and Suspense" »

be was/were been          drink drank drunk

beat beat beaten            drive drove driven

become became become      eat ate eaten

bigin began begun           fall fell fallem

bend bent bent              feed fed  fed

bite bit bitten              feel felt felt

bet bet bet                     fight fought fought

bleed bled bled              find found found

blow blew blown            fly flew flown

break broke  broken    forget forgot forgotten

bring brought brought   forgive forgave forgiven

build built built            freeze froze frozen

burn burnt burnt            get got got

buy bought bought           give... Continue reading "Common English Irregular Verbs: Infinitive, Past, Participle" »