Indirect commands |
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Keep quiet! Don't make
noise!
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He told me He asked me |
to keep quiet and not to
make noise
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Put the following sentences into indirect speech.
1."Go home," said the teacher to us.
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Reporting
questions.
Reporting yes-no questions
and alternative questions
Indirect reports of yes-no questions and questions
with
or consist
of a reporting clause and a reported clause introduced by
if or whether. If is more common
than
whether. The reported clause is in statement form (subject + verb), not question
form:
Examples: |
Direct Speech |
Indirect Speech |
He asked, "Do you speak
English?"
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He asked if I spoke English. |
My mom asked me, "Are you
hungry?"
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My mom asked me if I was
hungry.
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My mom asked, "Have you
eaten?"
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My mom asked if I had eaten. |
Sally asked, "Can you ride a
bike?"
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Sally asked if I could I ride
a bike.
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John asked, "Is it
raining?"
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John asked if it was raining. |
Put the following questions into indirect speech.
1. I said to Boris: "Does your friend live in London?"
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Reporting wh-questions Indirect reports of wh-questions
consist of a reporting clause, and a reported clause beginning with a
wh-word (who, what, when,
where, why, how
). We don’t use a
question mark:
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Direct Speech |
Indirect Speech |
"Who are you talking
to?" she asked.
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She asked me who I was
talking to.
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My mom asked me, "What are
you doing?"
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My mom asked me what I was
doing.
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Craig asked, "When are we
leaving?"
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Craig asked when we were
leaving.
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My dad asked, "Where are you meeting?" |
My dad asked where we were
meeting.
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My sister asked me, "Why are
you so sad?"
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My sister asked me why I was
so sad.
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"How are you doing?"
Jane asked.
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Jane asked how I was doing. |
Put the following questions into indirect speech.
1. I said to Nick: "Where are you going?"
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Choose the correct answer
Choose the correct answer
key |