1. Unit 9: “A Good Job”
Reported Questions
10 grade
By Teacher Danitza Lazcano F.
2. When we want to report questions, we
have to remember:
1. There is no inversion of subject and
auxiliary verb.
2. We don’t use auxiliary words: did / do /
does.
3. We don’t use a question mark: ?
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3. 4. We use the reported verb ASK.
5. We use IF / WHETHER when there is no question
word (WH – question)
6. When there is a question word, we use the
question word in the reported question but the
word order remains the same as in affirmative
sentences.
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Remember we have two kind of questions:
Yes/ No questions and Wh- questions
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And what happens with a Present Simple Wh -question.
Betty to Andrea: "What does your brother buy at the market?"
Betty asked Andrea what her brother bought at the market.
Direct Speech.
Indirect
Speech.
Report verb
for a question
WH question
is kept
Subject
changes
Tense
changes
Question mark
Is not kept
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Report the following questions.
1. Sam to me: "Where is Antofagasta street?"
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2. Alex and Martha: “Are you living in California?"
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3. Caroline to Mark: "What time does Santa Isabel supermarket open?"
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Report the following questions.
1. Sam to me: "Where is Antofagasta street?"
Sam asked me where Antofagasta street was.
2. Alex and Martha: “Are you living in California?"
Alex and Martha asked if I was living in California.
3. Caroline to Mark: "What time does Santa Isabel supermarket open?"
Caroline asked him what time Santa Isabel supermarket opened.
4. Conny: "Does JP like flying?" Conny asked if JP liked flying.