Reporting Wh QuestionsSet 9

1The machine operates automatically when the power is turned on. When does the machine operate?
2Convert the following direct sentence into indirect speech: "Where are you going?" she asked.
3Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech: They wondered where they should park the car.
4"How long have you been back?" he said.
5Why do you wear glasses?
6"What do you study? " means .....
7Change the given sentences into indirect narration:Murad said to Robin, "Who has hurt you?"
8Choose the correct reported question for:'Where are you going tonight?' my mum asked me.
9Direct: "What is your name?" he inquired.Indirect: He inquired ..... my name was.
10Change to indirect question: When can she complete that?
11Mike said, "When are you leaving?"
12INDIRECT QUESTIONS:Choose if the below indirect question is correct or incorrect.DIRECT: "How many times have you visited the USA?"INDIRECT: "Do you have any idea how many times you've visited the USA?"
13The two girls asked Martha where Lisa's house was.
14Change the question 'What time does the train arrive?' to reported speech.
15"Whose birthday is it?" said Jane. Jane asked whosebirthday ......
16When did the new factory open?
17Betty: "When did you come?" Betty wanted to know .....
18Read the direct questions. Then choose the correct indirect questions.I asked my sister, "What time did your plane land?"
19Change to Direct Question:Please tell me where the bookshop was?
20He asked me who ..... knocking at the door.
21The police officer said to us, "Where are you going?"(Reported Speech WH-Questions)
22Convert the direct question "When will the meeting start?" into an embedded question.
23Reported questions don't change the word order, they stay as positive.
24Transform this sentence to reported speech: "Where did you go yesterday?" he asked.
25She said something.What .....?
26GRAMMARSelect the correct form of how it can be an indirect/ embedded questionWhy she is sick?
27Terry asks me, "What does your father like to eat?"
28"WHERE ARE YOU FROM?" TOM ASKED ME.
29Do the wh questions change in the reported speech?
30A: ..... B: It will start at two o'clock.
31"Where do you live?" he asked me.
32Convert this sentence to indirect speech: Mother said, "Where are you going?"
33Reported Speech: "Where do you live?" the stranger asked me.
34Find the single error in this paragraph:My dad said that he was proud of my report card. He asked what did I want as a reward. He suggested that we could go for ice cream.
35Mr. Chang asked me the reason ..... the vice president resigned.
36A: When does the party start? B: I'll check .....
37What is the correct form of the embedded question:'He asked me where is she going?'
38My best friend asked me, "Why are you working in Africa?"
39Direct: I asked Bill, 'Where do you live?'Indirect: I asked Bill where .....
40Transform this direct speech: 'Where are you going?' she inquired.
41"When did you leave Lahore?", we asked our neighbours.
42Indirect question:
43Which of the following is an incorrect use of an auxiliary verb in an indirect question?
44I don't understand ..... he said during the meeting.
45Change the sentence into indirect question:Who called me?
46I'd like to know ..... (why he left / why did he leave) the party so early.
47"Which way did they go?" he asked.
48James:'Why are Laurence and Steven still traveling?'
49Why is the course important?
50Complete the sentence: He asked her ..... to go to the Oscars next week.
51True or False: The sentence 'She asked me why did I leave the game early' is a grammatically correct example of a reported question.
52Direct Question: What was the problem?Choose the correct indirect question:
53Peter asked me, "Who did you see?"
54Convert this reported question back to direct speech: The passenger asked the driver when the bus would arrive.
55Why did she tell lies?I wonder .....
56With reported questions, the subject comes ..... the verb.
57What is the reported speech of this sentence? "Where do you live?" she asked me.
58What are Reported Questions?
59True or False:The sentence 'My mom asked what time is the party' uses the correct grammar for an indirect (or embedded) question.
60Jennifer asked me where ..... the week before.
61Make an indirect question: What time is it?