Reported speech questions exercises

1. What reported questions examples?
2. What are the 4 types of reported speech?
3. What are examples of reported sentences?
4. What are the two main types of reported speech?
5. What are the 3 most common reporting verbs in reported speech?
6. How do you ask a question in a report?
7. Do we put question mark in reported speech?
8. How do we report questions and commands in reported speech?
9. How do you ask a question in direct and indirect speech?
10. Can you put a question in a report?
11. Which verbs do we use to report questions?

What reported questions examples?

Reported questions are one form of reported speech. She said: "Are you cold?" She asked me if I was cold. He said: "Where's my pen?"

What are the 4 types of reported speech?

The reported speech can be Assertive/Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, and Exclamatory.

What are examples of reported sentences?

"I am reading a book", he explained. "Bill arrived on Saturday", he said. He said that Bill had arrived on Saturday. "I have been to Spain", he told me.

What are the two main types of reported speech?

There are two main types of reported speech: direct speech and indirect speech. Direct speech repeats the exact words the person used, or how we remember their words: Barbara said, “I didn't realise it was midnight.” In indirect speech, the original speaker's words are changed.

What are the 3 most common reporting verbs in reported speech?

When we tell someone what another person said, we often use the verbs say, tell or ask. These are called 'reporting verbs'.

How do you ask a question in a report?

You can ask a question in an essay provided the question leads to an idea. The idea in this case should be the answer to the question you just asked. Don't ask a question to which you don't intend to give an answer. Instead of a direct rhetorical question in an essay, use a rhetorical statement.

Do we put question mark in reported speech?

We don't use question marks or exclamation marks in indirect reports of questions and exclamations: He asked me why I was so upset. Not: He asked me why I was so upset?

How do we report questions and commands in reported speech?

To report a command, order or request we use a reporting verb like told, ordered, requested or commanded. Mother said to the daughter, 'Go and wash your hands. '

How do you ask a question in direct and indirect speech?

For questions starting with question words like 'what', 'where', 'when', 'who', etc., we report the question using the question word but change the interrogative form to the affirmative form. For example: Direct speech: “Where do they live?” Indirect speech: You asked me where they lived.

Can you put a question in a report?

You might use them to state your research question, to clarify an issue that requires future research, or once in a while to pose a question for your reader to consider as you proceed with your discussion. Normally, however, you should avoid using questions in your formal or academic writing.

Which verbs do we use to report questions?

The most common reporting verb for questions is ask, but we can also use verbs like enquire, want to know or wonder.