Wednesday, 9 March 2016

REPORTED SPEECH: QUESTIONS



WORD ORDER
Normal word order is used in reported questions, that is, the subject comes before the verb, and we don't use use 'do' or 'did':

YES / NO QUESTIONS
This type of question is reported by using 'ask' + 'if / whether' + clause:

He asked me if I spoke English.

QUESTION WORDS
This type of question is reported by using 'ask' (or another verb like 'ask') + question word + clause
The clause contains the question, in normal word order and with the necessary tense change.

He asked me what my name was.

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