This document discusses reported speech, specifically reported questions. It provides examples of direct questions and the corresponding reported questions. It notes the typical changes made such as changing pronouns, verbs, and adverbs. The document distinguishes between yes/no questions and wh-questions when reporting them. It discusses linking the two parts with if/whether for yes/no questions and using the wh- word for wh-questions. The document does not use question marks or interrogative forms of verbs in reported questions. It provides additional examples to practice reporting questions.

1. Reported Speech – Part 2
Reported Questions

2. Study the examples
• “Do you trust me, Harry?” asked Hermione.
• Hermione asked Harry if he trusted her.
• “Why are you still here?” Harry asked Ron.
• Harry asked Ron why he was still there.

3. Changes
• As you can see there are some changes we
have already mentioned when studying
reporting statements (personal pronouns,
possessive adjectives and pronouns, tenses,
time adverbials).
• There are some new ones, though.

4. Reporting verbs
• Reporting verbs used are mainly:
ask, want to know, wonder

5. Types of questions
• We distinguish two types of questions:
• Yes/no questions (the ones starting with an
auxiliary or modal verb to which we reply with
yes/no)
• Wh-questions (the ones starting with a
question word, such as what, when, where,
why, how etc.)

6. Yes/no • Harry asked Lupin: “Will
George be OK?”
questions
• Harry asked Lupin whether
When we report
George would be OK.
these questions we
link two parts with • Harry asked Ron: “Do ghouls
if/whether normally wear pyjamas?”
• Harry asked Ron if ghouls
normally wore pyjamas.

7. • “Where are we?” asked
Wh-questions Ron.
The two parts are • Ron asked them where
linked with the they were.
question word
• “How does she know?”
used in direct
speech.
wondered Hermione.
• Hermione wondered how
she knew.

8. Word order
• In reported yes/no questions, we use
if/whether + the subject + the verb.
• In reported –wh questions, we us
the wh- word + the subject + the verb.
• We do not use the interrogative form of the
verb: do/does/did
• Question marks are not used.

9. • “Does it make a difference?” asked Hermione.
• Hermione wanted to know if it made a difference.
• “What do you know about the Deathly Hallows?”
Harry asked Mr Olivander.
• Harry asked Mr Olivander what he knew about the
Deathly Hallows.

10. Let’s practise
• “Why isn’t he coming with us?” asked Dudley.
• Dudley wanted to know why he wasn’t coming
with them.

11. • “Can you control what you dream
about, Hermione?” asked Harry.
• Harry asked Hermione whether she could
control what she dreamed about.

12. • “Are you sure?” Bellatrix asked Griphook.
• Bellatrix asked Griphook whether he was sure.

13. • “Why isn’t Hermione with you?” Harry asked
Ron.
• Harry asked Ron why Hermione wasn’t with
him.

14. • “How are we going to find Bathilda’s house?”
asked Hermione.
• Hermione asked Harry how they were going to
find Bathilda’s house.

15. • “Where have you brought me?” asked Phineas
Nigellus.
• Phineas Nigellus wanted to know where they
had brought him.