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English 31 Public

Reporting statements, questions, commands and requests

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Do we use auxiliary verbs like didn't/do/did etc. in reported QUESTIONS?

NO

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When we report a question, do we use STATEMENT SENTENCE ORDER or QUESTION ORDER?

STATEMENT SENTENCE ORDER

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What do we need to include when we report YES/NO questions?

if/whether

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A REQUEST is to politely ask for something - CORRECT OR INCORRECT?

CORRECT

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A COMMAND is to instruct someone to do something using the imperative - CORRECT OR INCORRECT?

CORRECT

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REWRITE THIS QUESTION AS REPORTED SPEECH: "Excuse me, where is Chester Academy?" the man asked me

The man asked me where Chester Academy was

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REWRITE THIS QUESTION AS REPORTED SPEECH: "Why are you studying English?" the teacher asked her

The teacher asked her why she was studying English

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REWRITE THIS QUESTION AS REPORTED SPEECH: "Do you like football?" he asked the new student

He asked the new student if/whether he liked football

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REWRITE THIS QUESTION AS REPORTED SPEECH: "Do you want a coffee?" my mother asked my aunt

My mother asked my aunt if/whether she wanted a coffee

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REWRITE THIS QUESTION AS REPORTED SPEECH: "What's your name?" the teacher asked him

The teacher asked him what his name was

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REWRITE THIS QUESTION AS REPORTED SPEECH: "How do you spell your name?" Lisa asked Laura

Lisa asked Laura how she spelled her name

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REWRITE THIS COMMAND AS REPORTED SPEECH: "Stop using your phone!" (The teacher)

The teacher told me to stop using my phone

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REWRITE THIS COMMAND AS REPORTED SPEECH: "Clean your room" (my father)

My father told me to clean my room

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REWRITE THIS REQUEST AS REPORTED SPEECH: "Can you give me some help?" (he)

He asked me to give him some help OR he asked me to help him

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REWRITE THIS REQUEST AS REPORTED SPEECH: "Can you recommend a restaurant in this area?" (she)

She asked me to recommend a restaurant in that/the area

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