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REPORTED/INDIRECT - QUESTIONS
Joe asked Jim, “How are you?” (Direct speech)
Jim reports the matter to Shane in the following words.
Joe asked me, how I was? Joe asked me, how was I? (Indirect/reported speech)
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SAMPLE SENTENCES
He asked her, “ where is the post office?”
He asked her, where the post office was?
She enquired him, “ where are you going now?”
She enquired him, where he was going then.
The teacher asked the student, “ why are you so sad?”
The teacher asked the student, why he/she was so sad.
The librarian asked Joe, “Which book are you taking?”
The librarian asked Joe, “Which book he was taking.”
They said,” where shall we meet tonight?”
They said, where they should meet that night.
A man asked his wife,” where has he (son) gone?”
A man asked his wife, where he had gone.
A clerk asked his manager,” What Shall I do?”
A clerk asked his manager, What he should do.
Clara asked the floor manager,” Where shall I sit?”
Clara asked the floor manager, where I should sit.
A stranger asked a boy” What is your name?”
A stranger asked a boy, What his name was.
The boss asked employees, “How are you?”
The boss asked employees, “ how we were.
A mother asked her son,” How will you do your home work?”
A mother asked her son, how he would do his homework.
The waiter asked a customer,” How do feel now?”
The waiter asked a customer, how he felt then.
The head teacher enquired a student,” Where were you yesterday?”
The head teacher enquired a student, where he/she was the day before.
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