U8 - reported speech: questions and commands

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U8 - reported speech

We have discussed reported speech (statements). Today we are going to discuss reported questions and commands!

Reported Speech: Questions

Direct speech: Tim:"Where do you live?"

Rep speech: Tim asked me..............

Direct speech: Tim: "Do you like Fornite's theme song?"

Rep speech: Tim asked me ..............

Difference?

Reported Speech: Questions

Direct speech: "Where do you live?"

Rep speech:  Tim asked me where I lived.

Direct speech: "Do you know Fornite's theme song?"

Rep speech: Tim asked me if/whether I knew Fortnite's theme song.

Similar	Different
They both use 'ask' and 'me'	The first one is a WH question The second one is a YES/NO question -> if/whether

You and your class are going on a night hike with your teacher. Report the teacher's question: 'Is anyone really frightened of the dark?'

1. The teacher asked us if anyone was really frightened of the dark.
2. The teacher asked us whether anyone was really frightened of the dark.
3. The teacher asked us if anyone is really frightened of the dark.
4. The teacher asked: is anyone really frightened of the dark?

You and your class are going on a night hike with your teacher. Report the teacher's question: 'What sights and sounds do you think you'll see?'

1. The teacher asked you what sights and sounds you think you would see.
2. The teacher asked us what sights and sounds we thought we would see.
3. The teacher asked us what sights and sounds we would see.
4. The teacher asked us what sights and sounds we think we would see.

You and your class are going on a night hike with your teacher. Report the teacher's question: 'Did you hear the owl hooting?'

1. The teacher asked us if we heard the owl hooting.
2. The teacher asked us if you heard the owl hooting.
3. The teacher asked us if we heard the owl's hoot.
4. The teacher asked us whether we had heard the owl hooting.

Reported speech: Commands

Reporting Commands

• Verb + object/subject + (not) + to + infinitive

Examples:

Direct	Reported
Write on the board.	The teacher told me to write on the board.
Do not write on the board.	The teacher told me not to write on the board.

You are going on a hike with your class and teacher. Report the teacher's command: 'Go to your tents when I ask you to.'

1. The teacher told us to go to our tents.
2. The teacher tell us to go to our tents.
3. The teacher told us to go to your tents.

You are going on a hike with your class and teacher. Report the teacher's command: 'Put your torches away. You don't need them.'

1. The teacher told us to put our torches away.
2. The teacher told us to put your torches away.
3. The teacher told us: put your torches away.

You are going on a hike with your class and teacher. Report the teacher's command: 'Don't wander off alone.'

1. The teacher told us to wander off alone.
2. The teacher told us not to wander off alone.
3. The teacher told us to not wander off alone.