Reported speech part three

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---What is wrong, Ruben?

---I met a terrible lady. She asked me what my mane was.

She wanted to know how old I was. She asked me where I lived.

---Too many questions! I am never going out again

Be careful! When you report questions the order of the words changes. Look:

Speaker                                    Reporter

What is your name?                    She asked me what my name was.

                                                  NOT...  What was my name.

Where do you live?                    She asked me where I lived

                                                  NOT ... where did I live.

Where can I find Monica?           She asked me where she could find Andres

                                                   NOT ... where could she find Monica

You can use the words IF and Whether yo report questions that do not start with a question word (Who, When, What  ETC). Look:

Speaker                                        Reporter 

Are you tired?                                He asked IF I was tired.

Do you want a biscuit?                   He asked whether I wanted a biscuit.

Can you help me?                           He asked IF I could help him

It does not matter which word you use IF and Whether mean the same thing.

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If somebody orders you to do something you can use the verb tell to report it. Look:

        Told + object pronoun + (not) to + base verb

        Speaker                                    Reported

        Stop!                                          He told me to stop

        Be quiet!                                     He told me to be quiet

        Do not do it                                He told me not to do it!

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If somebody asks you to do something, use the verb ask to report it. Look:

        Asked + object pronoun + to + base verb

 

.    Speaker                                        Reporter

Could you open the window?                  He asked me to open the window

Would you be quiet, please?                    He asked me to be quiet

    

For example

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