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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
  • 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"
  • What kind of changes are there between the direct and indirect questions on the board regarding PRONOUNS
    us TO them, I TO she
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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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