Reported questions
“Knowles asked whether Stan felt the computer had performed satisfactorily.”
“What time is now?” he asked (me).
He asked (me) what time it was then.
He asked (me): |
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He asked (me) |
“Where are you?” “Where were you?” “Where have you been?” “Where had you been?” “Where will you be?”
“Are you at home?” |
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where I was. where I had been. where I had been. where I had been. where I would be.
whether I was at home. |
Exercise 12. Make reported questions.
Example: “What’s your name?
He asked me what my name was.
“Are you American?”
He asked me whether I was American.
“Will you have lunch with me this afternoon?”
Ed asked me _______ .
“Where were you living last year?”
Our friends asked us _______ .
“Who was chosen to head the department?”
The employees wanted to know _______ .
“Will the store stay open past nine o’clock tonight?”
The customer asked _______ .
“Can we afford such a large expense at this time?”
I questioned _______ .
Exercise 13. Complete the following as either reported statements or questions.
Examples: “Is the director in now?”
Mr. Martin asked the secretary whether the director was in then.
“The director is away this week.”
The secretary said the director was away that week.
“Will we be able to get a reservation tomorrow?”
I asked _______ .
“The store will be open late this evening.”
The advertisement said _______ .
“Will the plant open next year?”
The news reporter asked _______ .
“The manager submitted his resignation last week.”
I didn’t realize _______ .
“Is the company making a profit yet?”
The Board wanted to know _______ .
“What was the rate of production last year?”
The production manager asked _______ .
“The company is doing better than it was a year ago.”
The controller felt _______ .
“Has the new equipment been operating well?”
The plant manager wanted to know _______ .
“Why was this month’s quota set so high?”
The workers wanted to know _______ .
“My performance will be reviewed in the next quarter.”
I was well aware that _______ .
“Will the secretary be able to type up the memos tomorrow?”
The director asked _______ .
“The company is planning to expand its recruitment program next year.
The personnel director explained that _______ .
Interrogative noun clauses Who’s That Man?
I don’t remember … I’d like to find out … I wonder … |
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who he is where he came from how he got here why he’s here what he’s doing, etc.
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Where he came from … How he got here … Why he’s here … What he’s doing …, etc.
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doesn’t matter isn’t important doesn’t concern us |
Do you know anything about …? I’m interested in … I’m concerned about … |
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who he is where he came from how he got here why he’s here what he’s doing, etc. |
Do
you know …?
Who
he is …
Exercise 14. Complete the following.
Example: What were they talking about?
I couldn’t hear what they were talking about.
Where do we go from here?
_______ is up to you.
What did he do?