Exercises

Write 10 questions about this text

2. Now rewrite your questions using Reported speech.

Make a new sentence from the question in brackets.

Where has Tom gone?) Do you know.....

Where is the post office?) Could you tell me where..............................................

What's the time?) I wonder ....................................................................................

What does this word mean?) I want to know.........................................................

What time did they leave?) Do you know.............................................................

Is Sue going out tonight?) I don't know..................................................................

Where does Caroline live?) Do you have any idea................................................

Where did I park the car?) I can't remember..........................................................

Is there a bank near here?) Can you tell me..........................................................

What do you want?) Tell me ................................................................................

Why didn't Kate come to the party?) I don't know.................................................

How much does it cost to park here?) Do you know.............................................

Who is that woman?) I have no idea.......................................................................

Did Liz get my letter?) Do you know......................................................................

How far is it to the airport?) Can you tell me........................................................

4 You are making a phone call. You want to speak to Sue, but she isn't there. Somebody else answers the phone. You want to know three things:

(1) Where has she gone? (2) When will she be back? and (3) Did she go out alone? Complete the conversation:

A: Do you know where..................................................................................?

B: Sorry, I've got no idea.

A: Never mind. I don't suppose you know.......................................................?

B: No, I'm afraid not.

A: One more thing. Do you happen to know.....................................................?

B: I'm afraid I didn't see her go out.

A: OK. Well, thank you anyway. Goodbye.

Grammar Reported Speech (questions)

(Do you know where ... ? / He asked me where ...)

Do you know where ... ? /1 don't know why ... / Could you tell me what ... ? etc. We say: Where has Tom gone?

but Do you know where Tom has gone? {not Do you know where has Tom gone?)

When the question (Where has Tom gone?) is part of a longer sentence (Do you know ... ? / I don't know ... / Can you tell me ... ? etc.), the word order changes. We say:

What time is it? but Do you know what time it is?

Who are those people? I don't know who those people are.

Where can I find Linda? Can you tell me where I can find Linda?

How much will it cost? Do you have any idea how much it will cost?

Be careful with do/does/did questions. We say:

What time does the film begin? but Do you know what time the film begins?

{not does the film begin)

What do you mean? Please explain what you mean.

Why did she leave early? I wonder why she left early.

Use if or whether where there is no other question word (what, why etc.):

Did anybody see you? but Do you know if anybody saw you?

Or ... whether anybody saw you?

He asked me where ... (reported questions)

The same changes in word order happen in reported questions. Compare:

direct The police officer said to us, 'Where are you going ?'

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