Bài tập tiếng Anh
7 He said that I could
Staythere
that I could
as long as I lived
Maggie said that she wished Bob would by himself a newsuit
Notice how reported questions are formed from the two types of direct
question in English.
a questions starting with a question-word:
⚫ 'When will you next be in Paris?'
He asked when she would next be in Paris. (NOT... *when would she
next be in Paris)
⚫ 'When does your plane take off?"
She asked when his plane took off.
Notice that no doldid auxiliaries are needed in reported speech, and that
the word order is the same as in a statement.
b questions starting with a verb:
'Can you come tomorrow?'
She asked if/whether I could go the next day/the day after/the following day.
If/whether connect the reporting verb and this type of question.
If has no connection here with conditional if. Whether must be used before
an infinitive: •He was not sure whether to believe them.
• I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
F Correct the reported
questions if necessary.
Tick any which are already
correct.
1 I asked how far was it to the station.
2 They wondered how many people lived in Tokyo.
3 She asked me unless I could do the shopping for her.
4 Her father asked her was what she had told him true.
5 The committee enquired whether she might accept the job.
6 The traffic warden asked why had I parked there.
7 I asked the old man what was his recipe for long life.
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Staythere
that I could
as long as I lived
Maggie said that she wished Bob would by himself a newsuit
Notice how reported questions are formed from the two types of direct
question in English.
a questions starting with a question-word:
⚫ 'When will you next be in Paris?'
He asked when she would next be in Paris. (NOT... *when would she
next be in Paris)
⚫ 'When does your plane take off?"
She asked when his plane took off.
Notice that no doldid auxiliaries are needed in reported speech, and that
the word order is the same as in a statement.
b questions starting with a verb:
'Can you come tomorrow?'
She asked if/whether I could go the next day/the day after/the following day.
If/whether connect the reporting verb and this type of question.
If has no connection here with conditional if. Whether must be used before
an infinitive: •He was not sure whether to believe them.
• I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
F Correct the reported
questions if necessary.
Tick any which are already
correct.
1 I asked how far was it to the station.
2 They wondered how many people lived in Tokyo.
3 She asked me unless I could do the shopping for her.
4 Her father asked her was what she had told him true.
5 The committee enquired whether she might accept the job.
6 The traffic warden asked why had I parked there.
7 I asked the old man what was his recipe for long life.
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