What did they ask?
Justin Bieber asked if it was too late then to say sorry.
Is it too late now to say sorry?
What happens when you are reporting a question?
a) You need to turn it into a reported question.
b) You need to change the question mark in the end.
A
Haven't I made it obvious?
Anne-Marie asked__________
Anne-Marie asked if she hadn't made it obivous.
He asked if they are coming to dinner.
He asked if they were coming to dinner.
Rihanna asked me where I had been all her life.
Where have you been all my life?
1. Where have you been?
2. She asked me where I had been
To report questions with wh- the verb in the direct question:
( ) goes to the affirmative form
( ) remains in the interrogative form
(x) goes to the affirmative form
Do you love me? Hannah asked me _________
Hannah asked me if I loved her.
She wanted to know where I gone on vacation.
She wanted to know where I had gone on vacation.
Rihanna asked me what her name was.
Oh, na, na, what's my name?
To report yes/no questions, we need to add
( ) a wh- word
( ) the word if (or whether)
(x) the word if (or whether)
Who do you think you are?
Katy Perry asked me____________
Katy Perry asked me who I thought I was.
He asked if I can help him with his homework.
He asked if I could help him with his homework.
Adele asked me why I was so shy.
if the direct question is "Can you help me?" it is reported as "She asked__________
"She asked if I could help her."
If you don't like the way I talk, then why am I on your mind?
Dua Lipa asked why you were on her mind, if you didn't like the way she talked.
She asked why was I late.
She asked why I was late.
Britney Spears asked me if I wanted a piece of her.
Do you want a piece of me?
In reported questions, do we use a question mark at the end of the sentence?
No, Instead, we use a period because the reported question is presented in a statement format.
Do I wanna know if this feeling flows both ways?
My brother asked his girlfriend_______
My brother asked his girlfriend if he wanted to know whether that feeling flowed both ways.
She asked what time did the meeting started?
She asked what time the meeting started.