Change the following questions into indirect speech :
EXAMPLE : I said to her, ‘Did you go away last year ?'
= I asked her whether (if) she had gone away the previous year.
1. I said to her, 'Did you go away last year ?'
2. Sima said, 'Is the Headmaster in the office ?'
3. He said to me, 'Are you going to the cinema ?'
4. She said to Rekha, 'Do you play tennis ?'
5. The teacher said, 'Has Mukul many friends ?'
6. He said to me, 'Can-Amar speak English ?'
7. Mr Gupta said to me, 'Will you help me ?'
8. He said, 'Did you see Mukul at the football match ?'
9. The teacher said to me, 'Did you do all the exercises correctly ?'
10. My father said, 'Have you done your homework ?'
11. Tom said, 'Will you come and play badminton with me?'
12. 'Have you no manners ?' shouted the woman angrily.
13. “Do you write a good hand ?' asked the teacher.
14. 'Is anyone there ?' he asked.
15. “Will you post this letter for me ?' he said.
16. 'Shall we meet at the station ?' they said.
17. Rani asked, 'Are the boys here ?'
18. 'Is this seat reserved ?' he asked me.
19. “May I come in ?' the student asked the teacher.
20. The doctor said to the patient, 'Do you have a headache ?'
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Reported speech: indirect speech
Grammar > Using English > Reported speech > Reported speech: indirect speech
from English Grammar Today
Indirect speech focuses more on the content of what someone said rather than their exact words. In indirect speech, the structure of the reported clause depends on whether the speaker is reporting a statement, a question or a command.
direct
indirect
reported clause
statement
‘I’m tired,’ I said.
I told them (that) I was tired.
that-clause
question
‘Are you ready?’ the nurse asked Joel.
‘Who are you?’ she asked.
The nurse asked Joel if/whether he was ready.
She asked me who I was.
if-clause/whether-clause
wh-clause
command
‘Leave at once!’ they ordered.
They ordered us to leave at once.
to-infinitive clause
Indirect speech: reporting statements
Indirect reports of statements consist of a reporting clause and a that-clause. We often omit that, especially in informal situations:
The pilot commented that the weather had been extremely bad as the plane came in to land. (The pilot’s words were: ‘The weather was extremely bad as the plane came in to land.’)
I told my wife I didn’t want a party on my 50th birthday. (that-clause without that) (or I told my wife that I didn’t want a party on my 50th birthday.)
Indirect speech: reporting questions
Reporting yes-no questions and alternative questions
Indirect reports of yes-no questions and questions with or consist of a reporting clause and a reported clause introduced by if or whether. If is more common than whether. The reported clause is in statement form (subject + verb), not question form:
She asked if
[S] [V]
I was Scottish. (original yes-no question: ‘Are you Scottish?’)
The waiter asked whether
[S]
we
[V]
wanted a table near the window. (original yes-no question: ‘Do you want a table near the window?)
He asked me if
[S] [V]
I had come by train or by bus. (original alternative question: ‘Did you come by train or by bus?’)
See also:
Questions: yes-no questions (Are you feeling cold?)
Whether
Reporting wh-questions
Indirect reports of wh-questions consist of a reporting clause, and a reported clause beginning with a wh-word (who, what, when, where, why, how). We don’t use a question mark:
He asked me what I wanted.
Not: He asked me what I wanted?
The reported clause is in statement form (subject + verb), not question form:
She wanted to know who
[S]
we
[V]
had invited to the party.
Not: … who had we invited …
Who, whom and what
In indirect questions with who, whom and what, the wh-word may be the subject or the object of the reported clause:
I asked them who came to meet them at the airport. (who is the subject of came; original question: ‘Who came to meet you at the airport?’)
He wondered what the repairs would cost. (what is the object of cost; original question: ‘What will the repairs cost?’)
The reported clause is in statement form (subject + verb), not question form:
She asked us what
[S]
we
[V]
were doing. (original question: ‘What are you doing?’)
Not: She asked us what were we doing?
See also:
Whom
When, where, why and how
We also use statement word order (subject + verb) with when, where, why and how:
I asked her when
[S]
it
[V]
had happened (original question: ‘When did it happen?’).
Not: I asked her when had it happened?
I asked her where
[S]
the bus station
[V]
was. (original question: ‘Where is the bus station?’)
Not: I asked her where was the bus station?
The teacher asked them how
[S]
they
[V]
wanted to do the activity. (original question: ‘How do you want to do the activity?’)
Not: The teacher asked them how did they want to do the activity?
See also:
Questions: wh-questions
Indirect speech: reporting commands
Indirect reports of commands consist of a reporting clause, and a reported clause beginning with a to-infinitive:
The General ordered the troops to advance. (original command: ‘Advance!’)
The chairperson told him to sit down and to stop interrupting. (original command: ‘Sit down and stop interrupting!’)
We also use a to-infinitive clause in indirect reports with other verbs that mean wanting or getting people to do something, for example, advise, encourage, warn:
They advised me to wait till the following day. (original statement: ‘You should wait till the following day.’)
The guard warned us not to enter the area. (original statement:
Answer:
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