Reported Questions

L.O. To be able to comprehend and applyreported questions.

Contents: Direct questions, wh-words, verbaltenses.

REPORTED QUESTIONS

In Reported questions we use affirmative wordorder and the question mark is omitted . To report awh-question , we use ask by the question word (whowhat,etc).Ex.D. S.: He asked, “ What time is it?”R. S.: He asked what time it was .

When there is no question word in directquestions, if or whether is used to make the Reportedquestions. Pronouns, possessive adjectives, tenses,time expressions, etc. change as in statements.Ex.He asked me, “ Do you know her?”He asked me if / whether I knew her.

Reported Commands/ Requests/Suggestions

To report commands, requests, suggestions, etc weuse a reporting verb ( order , ask , tell ,advise , offer ,warn , beg , suggest , etc)followed by to-infinitive or not to- infinitive verb .Ex.D.S.: He said to me, “ Stop talking!”He said to me, “ Don’ t touch it!”

R.S.: He told me to stop talking.He told me not to touch it.

Exercises:

"Where is my umbrella?" she asked.→ She asked..."How are you?" Martin asked us.→ Martin asked us...He asked, "Do I have to do it?"→ He asked..."Where have you been?" the mother asked herdaughter.→ The mother asked her daughter..."Which dress do you like best?" she asked herboyfriend.→ She asked her boyfriend..."What are they doing?" she asked.→ She wanted to know..."Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.→ He wanted to know ...