REPORTED SPEECH : He asked me what I did there. REPORTED SPEECH : He asked me how I got to Brighton.ĭIRECT SPEECH : " What did you do there?" REPORTED SPEECH : He asked her what her name was.ĭIRECT SPEECH : " How did you get to Brighton?" REPORTED SPEECH : She asked him where the nearest station was. When we report questions with a question word, we use the question word to report. We don't use the auxiliaries do, does or did in reported questions.ĭIRECT SPEECH : " Where is the nearest station?" REPORTED SPEECH : She asked him whether he had seen the film. REPORTED SPEECH : He asked her if she was a student.ĭIRECT SPEECH : "Have you seen the film?" REPORTED SPEECH : She asked him if he could swim. REPORTED SPEECH : He asked her if she liked the music. REPORTED SPEECH : She asked me whether I'd been to Hong Kong. REPORTED SPEECH : He asked me if I saw Tom last week.ĭIRECT SPEECH : "Have you been to Hong Kong?" REPORTED SPEECH : He asked me if I wanted to dance.ĭIRECT SPEECH : "Did you see Tom last week?" In English we use 'if' or 'whether' when we report questions without a question word. In reported questions, the word order is the same as in positive sentences so the subject comes before the verb. Form : ( Subject + ASKED + (object) + if/whether/question word + subject + verb ) Form : ( Subject + WANTED TO KNOW + if/whether/question word + subject + verb )
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