Rules
True or false.
In reported Yes/No questions the reported question begins with if/whether.
True
The doctor asked me where the pain was.
The doctor asked___________
The doctor asked 'Where is the pain?'
‘What is your full name?’
He/She wanted to know what my full name was.
The shop assistant asked how could she help me.
The shop assistant asked how she could help me.
True or false.
Verb tenses change in the same way as in reported speech.
True.
The nurse asked me why I hadn’t phoned for help when the accident happened.
The nurse___________________
'Why didn’t you phone for help when the accident happened?'
‘Do you know the address of where you are staying?’
He/She asked me if I knew the address of where I was staying.
I wanted to know whether they did sell running shoes.
I wanted to know whether they sold running shoes.
Do we use auxiliary verbs in reported Wh- questions?
No. In reported Wh- questions we don't use do, don't, did, didn't
They wanted to know how long I had had the problem.
'How long have you had the problem?'
‘Have you ever visited our country before?’
He/She asked me if I’d ever visited their country before.
She wanted to know did I prefer red or white.
She wanted to know if I preferred red or white.
True or false.
We report a request with to infinitive.
True.
E.g. Can you open the window?
He asked me to open the window.
My mum asked what she could do to help me.
'What can I do to help you?'
‘Can you fill in three copies of the application form?’
He/She asked me to fill in three copies of the application form.
I asked if those were the only colours they’d had.
I asked if those were the only colours they had.
True or false.
The word order isn't similar to a statement.
False
E.g. How can I get to the sports club?
He asked how he could get to the sports club.
My dad wanted to know how many days I was going to be off school.
'How many days are you going to be off school?'
‘How are you travelling to the country and how long will you stay there?’
He/She needed to know__________
He/She needed to know how I was travelling to the country and how long I would stay there.
She asked me could I wait while she checked with the manager.
She asked me if I could wait while she checked with the manager.