ENGLISH VI

ENGLISH VI

Name:_______________________________________

Name:_______________________________________

Grade & Section:_____________________________

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Date:____________________

Date:____________________

Change the sentence that correctly changes into

direct/reported statement, question, command or
request.

Change the sentence that correctly changes into

direct/reported statement, question, command or
request.

1. Helen asked, Can computers make our work

easier and faster, Jim?
a. Helen said Jim can computers make peoples
work easier and faster.
b. Helen asked Jim if computers could make
peoples work easier and faster.
c. Helen told Jim if computers can make peoples
work easier and faster.
2. "Have you been to Cebu before?" said Miko to
Kyle.
a. Miko asked Kyle if he had been to Bristol before.
b. Miko said to Kyle have he been to Cebu before.
c. Miko told Kyle have you been to Cebu before.
3. "What is your name?" he asked me.
a. He asked me if what my name was.
b. He requested what your name was.
c. He asked me what my name was.
4. He told Diane, Do you know Shanes mother?
a. He asked Diane do you know Shanes mother.
b. He asked Diane of she knew Shanes mother.
c. He requested Diane you know Shanes mother.
5. Andrew asked Tony "Will Marie have a lunch with
Carlos?"
a. Andrew asked Tony will Marie have a lunch with
Carlos.
b. Andrew said Tony why Marie will have a lunch
with Carlos.
c. Andrew asked Tony if Marie would have a lunch
with Carlos.
6. Frank said "Marlon, where is the library?
a. Frank requested Marlon where the library was.
b. Frank asked Marlon where the library was.
c. Frank said Marlon where is the library.
7. Can you help me? said the old lady to the boy.
a. The old lady asked the boy if he could help her.
b. The old lady said the boy could help her.
c. The old lady requested the boy to help her.
8. Elisabeth told Wanda, "Did you watch the film,
Minions?"
a. Elisabeth asked Wanda if she watched the film,
Minions.
b. Elisabeth asked Wanda where sh watched the
film, Minions.
c. Elisabeth told Wanda did she watch the film,
Minions?
9. Ronald asked the guard, "Where is the parking
lot?"
a. Ronald asked the guard if where the parking lot
was.
b. Ronald asked the guard where the parking lot
was.
c. Ronald requested the guard where the parking lot
was.
10. "Has John arrived?" William asked Terry.
a. William asked Terry where John arrived.
b. William told Terry that John had arrived.
c. William asked Terry if John had arrived.

1. Helen asked, Can computers make our work

easier and faster, Jim?
a. Helen said Jim can computers make peoples
work easier and faster.
b. Helen asked Jim if computers could make
peoples work easier and faster.
c. Helen told Jim if computers can make peoples
work easier and faster.
2. "Have you been to Cebu before?" said Miko to
Kyle.
a. Miko asked Kyle if he had been to Bristol before.
b. Miko said to Kyle have he been to Cebu before.
c. Miko told Kyle have you been to Cebu before.
3. "What is your name?" he asked me.
a. He asked me if what my name was.
b. He requested what your name was.
c. He asked me what my name was.
4. He told Diane, Do you know Shanes mother?
a. He asked Diane do you know Shanes mother.
b. He asked Diane of she knew Shanes mother.
c. He requested Diane you know Shanes mother.
5. Andrew asked Tony "Will Marie have a lunch with
Carlos?"
a. Andrew asked Tony will Marie have a lunch with
Carlos.
b. Andrew said Tony why Marie will have a lunch
with Carlos.
c. Andrew asked Tony if Marie would have a lunch
with Carlos.
6. Frank said "Marlon, where is the library?
a. Frank requested Marlon where the library was.
b. Frank asked Marlon where the library was.
c. Frank said Marlon where is the library.
7. Can you help me? said the old lady to the boy.
a. The old lady asked the boy if he could help her.
b. The old lady said the boy could help her.
c. The old lady requested the boy to help her.
8. Elisabeth told Wanda, "Did you watch the film,
Minions?"
a. Elisabeth asked Wanda if she watched the film,
Minions.
b. Elisabeth asked Wanda where sh watched the
film, Minions.
c. Elisabeth told Wanda did she watch the film,
Minions?
9. Ronald asked the guard, "Where is the parking
lot?"
a. Ronald asked the guard if where the parking lot
was.
b. Ronald asked the guard where the parking lot
was.
c. Ronald requested the guard where the parking lot
was.
10. "Has John arrived?" William asked Terry.
a. William asked Terry where John arrived.
b. William told Terry that John had arrived.
c. William asked Terry if John had arrived.

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Christopher: "Do you want to dance?"

Christopher asked me

Betty: "When did you come?"

Betty wanted to know

Mark: "Has John arrived?"

Mark asked me

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Ronald: "Where does Maria park her car?"

Ronald asked me

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Elisabeth: "Did you watch the latest film?"

Elisabeth asked me
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Mandy: "Can I help you?"

Mandy wanted to know

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Andrew: "Will Mandy have lunch with Sue?"

Andrew asked me

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Justin: "What are you doing?"

Justin asked me

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Frank: "How much pocket money does Lisa get?"

Frank wanted to know
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Anne: "Must I do the shopping?"

Anne asked

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15. WORD ORDER

16. Normal word order is used in reported questions, that is, the subject comes before the verb, and it is not
necessary to use 'do' or 'did':

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EXAMPLES

18. Direct speech

19. Indirect speech

20. "Where does Peter live?"

21. She asked him where Peter lived.

22. "Where are you going?"

23. She asked where I was going.

24. "Why is she crying?"

25. He asked why she was crying.

26. YES / NO QUESTIONS

27. This type of question is reported by using 'ask' + 'if / whether' + clause:

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EXAMPLES

29. Direct speech

30. Indirect speech

31. "Do you speak English?"

32. He asked me if I spoke English.

33. "Are you British or American?"

34. He asked me whether I was British or American.

35. "Is it raining?"

36. She asked if it was raining.

37. "Have you got a computer?"

38. He wanted to know whether I had a computer.

39. "Can you type?"

40. She asked if I could type.

41. "Did you come by train?"

42. He enquired whether I had come by train.

43. "Have you been to Bristol before?"

44. She asked if I had been to Bristol before.

45. QUESTION WORDS

46. This type of question is reported by using 'ask' (or another verb like 'ask') + question word + clause. The
clause contains the question, in normal word order and with the necessary tense change.

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EXAMPLES
48. Direct speech

49. Indirect speech

50. "What is your name?" he asked me.

51. He asked me what my name was.

52. "How old is your mother?", he asked.

53. He asked how old her mother was.

54. The policman said to the boy, "Where do you

live?"

55. The policeman asked the boy where he lived.

56. "What time does the train arrive?" she asked.

57. She asked what time the train arrived.

58. "When can we have dinner?" she asked.

59. She asked when they could have dinner.

60. Peter said to John, "Why are you so late?"

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