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REPORTED SPEECH: REPORTED QUESTIONS

REPORTED SPEECH: REPORTED QUESTIONS. REPORTED QUESTIONS. We do not use question marks in reported speech. In reported speech, questions use the same order as affirmative sentences.  direct question : VERB + SUBJECT  reported question : SUBJECT + VERB

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REPORTED SPEECH: REPORTED QUESTIONS

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  1. REPORTED SPEECH:REPORTED QUESTIONS

  2. REPORTED QUESTIONS • We do not use question marks in reported speech. • In reported speech, questions use the same order as affirmative sentences.  direct question: VERB + SUBJECT  reported question: SUBJECT + VERB DIRECT SPEECH: “How old are you?”, he asked REPORTED SPEECH: He asked (her) how old she was.

  3. REPORTED QUESTIONS: YES / NO QUESTIONS • We do not use do / did / does (auxiliary verb) in reported questions. • ASK + (OBJECT) + IF / WHETHER + REPORTED QUESTION DIRECT SPEECH: “Did Dr Gesch lead the research?”, I asked REPORTED SPEECH: I asked if / whether Dr Gesch had led the research.

  4. REPORTED QUESTIONS: WH QUESTIONS • We do not use do / did / does (auxiliary verb) in reported questions. • ASK + (OBJECT) + WH QUESTION WORD + REPORTED QUESTION DIRECT SPEECH: “What are the names of the offenders?”, a reporter asked REPORTED SPEECH: A reporter asked what the names of the offenders were.

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