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REPORTED QUESTIONS - 2

The document discusses reporting questions in indirect speech. It provides examples of changing direct questions to indirect questions by using reporting verbs like "asked" and "inquired." It also discusses how to report questions without interrogative words by using "whether" or "if." Specific question structures like those beginning with "shall" can be reported as offers, suggestions, or requests for future information. An exercise is provided to change direct questions to indirect questions and vice versa.

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REPORTED QUESTIONS - 2

The document discusses reporting questions in indirect speech. It provides examples of changing direct questions to indirect questions by using reporting verbs like "asked" and "inquired." It also discusses how to report questions without interrogative words by using "whether" or "if." Specific question structures like those beginning with "shall" can be reported as offers, suggestions, or requests for future information. An exercise is provided to change direct questions to indirect questions and vice versa.

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B.

Reported Questions

1. In reporting questions in indirect speech, the sentences are introduced by verbs such as asked, inquired, etc.
For example:
❖ He said to me,” What time is it?”
He asked me what time it was.
❖ The teacher asked the students,” When did you submit your homework?”
The teacher inquired the students when they had submitted their homework.

2. When the questions are not introduced by an interrogative word (WH-question words), the reporting verb is
followed by whether or if.

For example:
❖ He said,” Do you speak Mandarin?”
He asked me whether/if I spoke mandarin.
❖ She said to James,” Will you accompany me to the market?”
She asked James whether/if he would accompany her to the market.

3. Questions beginning with shall I/shall we, can be done as follows:


● Offering
Example: He offered,” Shall I bring you some tea?’
He offered to bring some tea.
● Suggestion
Example: He suggested,” Shall we meet again someday?”
He suggested meeting again someday.
● Speculation/request for future information
Example: He said,” Shall I call her this afternoon?”
He said if he should call her this afternoon.

Let’s do the exercise!

I. Change the following direct questions into the indirect form!

1. My father asked,” Who is that woman?”


My father asked me who that woman was.
2. He asked,” Where can I buy some cigarettes?”
He asked me where he could buy some cigarettes.
3. The lady asked,” Is there a coffee shop around here?’
The lady asked me if there was a coffee shop around here.
4. The teacher asked the students,” Do you have any tests beside English next week?”
The teacher asked the students if they had any tests beside English the following week.
5. She said,” How long have you stayed in Jakarta?”
She asked me how long I had stayed in Jakarta.
6. Tom said to Jane,” Will you marry me and be my wife?”
Tom asked to Jane if she would marry him and be his wife?
7. Cathy asked,” Shall we go now?”
Cathy suggested going then.
8. Mom asked Tim,” Why did you apply for the job?”
Mom asked Tim why he had applied for the job.
9. Joe said,” Could you lend me some money?”
Joe asked me if I could lend him some money.
10. Mimi asked,” Are you happy to be back to Indonesia?”
Mimi asked me if I was happy to be back to Indonesia.

II. Change the following indirect questions into the direct form!

1. Mary asked me if my Mom had received the dress she had ordered from her.
Mary asked, “Has your Mom received the dress she ordered from me?”
2. He asked me how long it took to go to the airport from my house.
He asked, “How long does it take to go to the airport from your house?”
3. Steve asked what I did on my spare time.
Steve asked, “What do you do on your spare time?”
4. Nana asked Joe whether he knew where the Fatahillah Museum was.
Nana asked Joe, “Do you know where the Fatahillah Museum is?”
5. The policeman inquired the lost boy where he lived.
The policeman asked the lost boy, “Where do you live?”

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