Complete the following sentences.
1She asked me ............... she could come with me.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "whether" or "if" to introduce a reported yes/no question.
2The constable asked the man what he ............... doing there at that hour of the night.
Wrong!
Use "was" because the reported question is in the past and the subject is singular.
3He said that he was not feeling well, so I suggested ............... see a doctor.
Wrong!
Use "that he should" after "suggested" to report advice formally.
4He asked me whether I ............... him some money.
Wrong!
Use "could lend" because "can" usually changes to "could" in reported speech.
5That the city would surrender without a blow ............... generally expected in the camp.
Wrong!
Use "was" because the whole "that" clause is a singular subject.
6Astronomers have ............... to prove that the sun is stationary and that the earth and other planets move around the sun.
Wrong!
Use "been able" after "have" to form the present perfect.
7He lost the letter that ............... entrusted to him.
Wrong!
Use "had been" because the letter received the action before it was lost.
Answers
- She asked me whether / if she could come with me.
- The constable asked the man what he was doing there at that hour of the night.
- He said that he was not feeling well, so I suggested that he should see a doctor.
- He asked me whether I could lend him some money.
- That the city would surrender without a blow was generally expected in the camp.
- Astronomers have been able to prove that the sun is stationary and that the earth and other planets move around the sun.
- He lost the letter that had been entrusted to him.
