If the direct question begins with a question word like how much, where, when, how, which, why, whose, what etc., we repeat the same question word in the indirect speech.Examples: Direct : She said, "How is your brother?" Indirect: She asked me how my brother was. ...
Direct SpeechReported Speech statementHe said: She lives in London.He said that she lived in London question with interrogativeHe asked:Where does she live?He asked where she lived. question without interrogativeHe asked: Does she live in London?He asked whether she lived...
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Reported speech: She asked me where Julie was. Here are some more examples: Direct QuestionReported Question Where is the Post Office, please?She asked me where the Post Office was. What are you doing?She asked me what I was doing. ...
Reported Speech – Lingolia Plus Exercises Reported Speech – pronoun shiftB1 Reported Speech – place and timeB1 Reported Speech – questions (1)B1 Reported Speech – questions – correct or incorrect?B1 Reported Speech – tense backshift (1)B2 ...
Mixed Tense Reported Question Exercise(intermediate) (in PDF here) Reported Orders and Requests: Reported Requests and Orders Exercise(intermediate) (in PDF here) Mixed Exercises: Reported Speech Mixed Exercise 1(difficult) (in PDF here) Reported Speech Mixed Exercise 2(difficult) ...
Reported Speech: In this article, you will be introduced to reported speech, its meaning and definition, how and when to use it. You can also check out the examples given for a much better understanding of reported speech.
This is an extract from Verbal Tenses, Passive Voice and Reported Speech: Grammar, Uses, Exercises 37 n.7, 38 (2010), citing Tillman & Tillman's A Fragment on Shall and May.Seth Barrett Tillman
Wonder where/ what/ why/ how + clause (when the subject of the introductory verb is not the same as the subject in the reported question) He asked himself, “How can she reach the top?” He asked himself, “Where is Joan.” He asked himself, “Why is she crying?” He asked hims...
Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note whether the sentence is a request, a statement or a question.He said, "I like this song."→ He said "Where is your sister?" she asked me.→ She asked me "I don't speak Italian," she said.→ She said "Say hello to Jim," ...