Reported Speech: Questions
1. In reported question, the subject comes before the verb.
He asked where I was going.
(NOT... He asked where was I going.)
I asked where the President and his wife were staying.
(NOT... I asked where were the Presidnent and his wife staying.)
Auxiliary do is not used.
I wondered how they felt.
(NOT... I wondered how did they feel.)
Question marks are not used.
We asked where the money was.
(NOT... We asked where the money was?)
2. When there is no question word (who, what, how, etc), we use if or whether to introduce indirect questions.
The driver asked if I wanted the town centre. Or...
The driver asked whether I wanted the town centre.
I don't know if I can help you. Or...
I don't know whether I can help you.
Note: The tips in this series are picked from various sources!
~* GS *~
March 8, 2013
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