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14.6 Reported Speech: Questions

Ben: “Is the cake going to be ready?” Ben asked if the cake was going to be ready.
Olive: “Did the café open?” Olive wanted to know whether the café had opened.
Celia: “Who has been taking notes?” Celia wanted to know who had been taking notes.

1. Use statement word order when reporting Omar: “How long has she been talking?”
Yes/No questions and wh- questions. Do not / Omar asked how long she had been talking.
use question word order. X Omar asked how long had she been talking.

2. Use if or whether to report Yes/No questions. Carol: “Did the reporter take photos?”
Carol asked if the reporter had taken photos.
Carol asked whether the reporter had taken
photos.

3.If the reporting verb is in the past (asked, Ed: “Will Libe able to attend the concert?”
wanted to know), the verb form in the noun Ed asked if Li would be able to attend the
clause usually changes. concert.

4.Remember: Pronouns are often changed to Ms. Lee: Do you smell the pie in the oven?
keep the speaker's original meaning. Ms. Lee asked if we smelled the pie in the oven.

7 Read the chef's interview questions in parentheses. Complete the sentences with reported
speech.

if there was a food | hated
1. The interviewer asked me
(ls there a food that you hate?)
2. He asked me
(Can anyone learn to be a great chef?)
3. He wanted to know
(Will you be opening your restaurant soon?)

4. The interviewer asked
(How do you think people’s eating habits have changed?)
5. The interviewer wanted to know
(How big is your garden?)

6. Heasked
(ls there anything people should eat for their health?)
7. He asked
(Do you cook for your family, t00?)

8. Heasked
(Could you share one of your favorite recipes?)

9. Tasked
(Are you going to post our interview on your blog?)

10. ITasked
(What time is the photo shoot?)

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