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English 8 Public

Reporting speech

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The actor asked the journalist, "Are you saying that I can't act to save my life?"

The actor asked the journalist if s/he was saying that he couldn't act to save his life

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The huge, hulking footballer asked the fan, "Which team do you like the best?"

The huge, hulking footballer asked the fan which team s/he liked the best

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The teacher asked the student, "Why haven't you done your homework for the past two weeks?"

The teacher asked the student why s/he hadn't done his/her homework for the past two weeks

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The students ask the teacher, "Will you give us all A's if we wash your car and clean your house during the entire term?"

The students asked the teacher if s/he would give them all A's if they washed his/her car and cleaned his/her house during the entire term

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The politician asked the other politician, "Did you or did you not accept money from organised criminals?"

The politician asked the other politician if s/he had or had not accepted money from organised criminals

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What kind of changes are there between the direct and indirect questions on the board regarding VERB TENSE (name at least one)

"have/has + V3" TO "had + V3" // "am/is/are + Ving" TO was/were + Ving"

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What kind of changes are there between the direct and indirect questions on the board regarding WORD ORDER

Wh + aux + subject + main verb TO Wh + subject + verb (no inversion of the auxiliary)

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What kind of changes are there between the direct and indirect questions on the board regarding PRONOUNS

us TO them, I TO she

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