Page 79 - Grasp English B2 (Workbook)

8 Taking a Course

Grammar Reported speech: requests and questions

A. Write the questions in direct speech.

1. Paula asked to borrow my history notes.
2. The teacher asked how long I’d spent on my homework.
3. My dad wanted to know if I was meeting friends after school that day.
4. Heinrich asked whether he could work with me on the assignment.
5. The teacher wanted to know why we were late.
6. My aunt asked me what mark I’d got in the science exam.
7. The students asked when they’d get their exam results.
8. My best mate wanted to know if she could copy my homework.

B. Complete the rules for using reported speech with questions.

closed do pronouns question statement tense whether

a. If it’s a question, use either if or after He asked .
b. If it’s an open question, write the word after He asked .
c. Don’t use the auxiliary verb in the reported question.
d. The word order is the same as for a .
e. Remember to change the of the verb as you do in reported speech.
f. Make changes to the time references and as appropriate.

C. Work with a partner. Invent a story for this situation.
Use the questions to help you.

• Why was the man taking a lie detector test?
• What did the other man want to know?
• What happened after this picture was taken?

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