Japanese Grammar: Direct and Indirect Quotes 「と」「って」

Japanese Grammar: と って

Before starting the exercise for direct and indirect quotes 「と」「って」, please clarify any doubts you may have about the grammatical rules by referring to your grammar guidebook or dictionary. The Instantaneous Composition Method requires you to compose sentences with the target sentence pattern(s) over and over in order to use them almost effortlessly. You should already have the necessary knowledge.

Reference
Tae Kim's Guide - Acting on relative clauses

Instantaneous Composition Exercise for Direct and Indirect Quotes 「と」「って」

This is not a translation exercise. This is the Instantaneous Composition Exercise. As if a reflexive action, try to create an equivalent Japanese sentence shortly after reading an English script. Try not to think for more than three seconds.

Natural Speed with Pauses

English and Hidden Japanese Scripts

(I) heard that Tani-san has a lot of manga.
谷たにさんはマンガをたくさん持もっていると聞ききました。
(I) heard that fish in Japan is delicious.
日に本ほんの魚さかなは美味おいしいと聞ききました。
(I) heard that there is a beautiful river.  
きれいな川かわがあると聞ききました。
The teacher said that dictionaries are useful.
先生せんせいは、辞じ書しょは便べん利りだと言いました。
(My) father said that (my) mother is pretty.  
お父とうさんは、お母かあさんはかわいいと言いいました。
Tanaka-san said that (he) wants to go to the mountains.
田た中なかさんは山やまに行いきたいと言いいました。
(I) think that Suzuki-san is a university student.
鈴すず木きさんは大学生だいがくせいだと思おもいます。
(I) think that this pastry is cheap. 
このお菓子かしは安やすいと思おもいます。
(I) thought that (you) already went home.
もう家いえに帰かえったと思おもいました。 
(I) thought (I) lost (a game). 
負まけたと思おもいました。 

Note

「と」 and 「って」 are interchangeable. However, 「って」 is more casual and can be used only in spoken language. Here, we’re following the formal expression.

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