A Look at these direct and reported questions and answer the questions below.
‘Which track do you like the best?’ Jason asked me.
Jason asked me which track I liked the best.
- Did you enjoy the arts festival?’ my friend asked me.
My friend asked me if/whether I had enjoyed the arts festival.
1 When a direct question has a question word, do we use it in the reported question?
2 When a direct question doesn’t have a question word, which words can we use in the reported question?
3 Is the word order in the reported questions the same as the word order in the direct questions?
B Look at these sentences and answer the questions.
a The museum employee told us not to touch the exhibits.
b Our music teacher asked us to join the choir.
1 Which sentence is an example of a reported request?
2 Which sentence is an example of a reported command?
C Look at these sentences and answer the questions.
Jane promised to take me to the theatre for my birthday.
Mum advised us to leave early.
Jason denied taking my new CD.
Lyn suggested going to the opera.
1 Which reporting verbs are used?
2 Which form of the verb follows promise and advise?
3 Which form of the verb follows deny and suggest?
D Change the direct speech into reported speech.
1 ‘Turn down the volume!’ my sister told me.
My sister told me
2 Where is the concert hall?’ the tourist asked.
The tourist asked
3 ‘I promise I’ll turn the music down, ' Jenny said.
Jenny promised
4 Do you like hip-hop music, Maria asked.
Maria asked me
5 ‘Don’t play your drums all day!’ Mum told me.
Mum told me
6 ‘Do you like the film?’ asked Melanie.
Melanie asked us
7 ‘I didn’t spend all my money,’ David said.
David denied
B ‘Please don’t be late,’ Aunt Judy said to us.
Aunt Judy asked us
9 ‘Let’s go to the music festival,’ Mark said.
Mark suggested
10 ‘Please sit down,’ our teacher told us.
Our teacher asked us
11 ‘If I were you, I would buy the tickets in advance,’ Tom said.
Tom advised me
12 Can you get me a ticket for the play, please?’ my friend asked me.
My friend asked me
