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“Are you happy with the course?” Asked Sara verb subject

Sara asked Mary if / whether she was happy with the course Subject verb predicate

UNIT 25 – Reported Questions

Direct Speech Reported Speech

statement He said: “She lives in London.“ He said she lived in London

question with interrogative He asked:“Where does she live?“ He asked she lived.

question without interrogative He asked: “Does she live in London?“ He asked she lived in London.

He asked she lived in London.

that

where

whether

if

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Points to bear in mind: (a) The most important thing to remember is that in reported interrogatives, there is   of  subject and verb.(b) Reported speech can be introduced by a lot of different verbs, but the most common are: ask, wonder, inquire, want to know, etc. as in: “She asked...... , I wonder....."  (c) When there is no question word (What / How/ Where, etc.), indirect questions are introduced by if or whether.

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→ If the direct question begins with a question word like How much, where, when, how, which, why, whose, what etc...... we repeat the same question word in the indirect speech.Examples:Direct : She said, "How is your family?“ Indirect: She asked me how my family was.

(1) With Question Words

(2) Without Question Words

→If the direct question begins with a helping / auxiliary verb, we use IF or WHETHER.Example:Direct :The policeman asked me, "Do you have a driving licence?"

Indirect: The policeman wanted to know if / whether I had a driving licence.

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Direct Question

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Have you tidied your room?Have you removed this awful basked from the wall?Have you thrown away your dirty goves?

She asked me if I had tidied my room and whether I had taken out my basket. Oh! and she also wanted to know if I had thrown away my gloves.

Yeah!!!Mum..

Read the following direct and indirect questions and pay attention to the order of the elements in both types of questions!!

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PRACTICE!!

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Can you report these people’s questions?

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1.She asked what the most interesting sights were.2.He wanted to know if / whether I had a town plan.3.He wanted to know how he could find out about the area.4.He asked if / whether there were guided tours. 5. She wanted to know where she could stay.6.They asked what shows there were.

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S OME MORE PRACTICE!!

UNIT 25 – Reported Questions

Write the questions 1-10 as reported speech. Begin by saying:

He asked her …1. Have you ever been to London?2. Where is the nearest post office?3. How much is the bus fare in your town?4. Can you tell me the way to the train station?5. What time do the shops close in Barcelona?6. How far is it from Sant Celoni to Gerona?7. How long does it take to get to the nearest beach by car?8. Can you show me your new mobile phone?9. Have you ever travelled by underground?10. Would you like to have dinner with me?

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He asked her

1. if / whether she had ever been to London. 2. (if she knew) where the nearest post office was?3. how much the bus fare in her town was?4. if / whether she could tell him the way to the train station? / What the way to the train station

was. 5. what time the shops in Barcelona closed?

6. how far it from Sant Celoni to Gerona was?7. how long it took to get to the nearest beach by car?8. if /whether she could show him her new mobile phone?9. if / whether she had ever travelled by underground?

10. if / whether she would like to have dinner with him?

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