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  • "Why are you reading this magazine?" he was curious to know.
    He was curious to know why I was reading that magazine.
  • "May I help you with the luggage?" asked me the porter.
    The porter asked me if he might help me / whether he might help me with the luggage.
  • Frank: "How much pocket money does Lisa get?"
    Frank wanted to know how much pocket money Lisa got.
  • Ronald: "Where does Maria park her car?"
    Ronald asked me where Maria parked her car.
  • "Where are you, Paul?" asked me my friend.
    My friend asked me where I was.
  • "Are you flying to New York soon?" he wanted to know.
    He wanted to know if I was flying / whether I was flying to New York soon.
  • Mandy: "Can I help you?"
    Mandy wanted to know if she could help me.
  • Christopher: "Do you want to dance?"
    Christopher asked me if I wanted to dance.
  • "How long have you been standing in the queue?" he wanted to know.
    He wanted to know how long I had been standing in the queue.
  • "Would you rather dance, Sarah?" Peter asked me.
    Peter asked me if I would / whether I would rather dance.
  • Anne: "Must I do the shopping?"
    Anne asked if she had to do the shopping.
  • "What do you do for a living?" she wondered.
    She wondered what I did for a living.
  • "Where did you live before that?" they wanted to know.
    They wanted to know where I had lived before that.
  • "Do you want to change your job?" asked me Joe.
    Joe asked me if I wanted it / whether I wanted to change my job.
  • Justin: "What are you doing?"
    Justin asked me what I was doing.
  • "What will you choose?" they asked me after a while.
    After a while they asked me what I would choose.
  • Andrew: "Will Mandy have lunch with Sue?"
    Andrew asked me if Mandy would have lunch with Sue.
  • "Is Prague the capital of the Czech Republic?" we needed to know.
    We needed to know whether/if Prague was the capital of the Czech Republic.
  • "Have you set your alarm clock for 6.30?" he asked me.
    He asked me if I had set my / whether I had set my alarm clock for 6.30.
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