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Reported speech exercise

June 14, 2011 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. He asked her what she ............................

Correct! Wrong!

2. He asked me how my father .................................

Correct! Wrong!

3. He asked me ................................ I was going home with him.

Correct! Wrong!

4. He asked us why we .................................... all sitting there doing nothing.

Correct! Wrong!

5. The prince asked the young girl ....................................... she really came from China.

Correct! Wrong!

6. I asked him if /whether he .................................... the way home.

Correct! Wrong!

7. The boy asked his Dad what the proper way to answer that question .........................................

Correct! Wrong!

8. The boy asked his master what he ...................................... to deserve so severe a blow.

Correct! Wrong!

9. They asked me who .......................................

Correct! Wrong!

10. The traveler asked the boy if he ............................. get him a glass of water.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. He asked her what she wanted.

2. He asked me how my father was.

3. He asked me if / whether I was going home with him.

4. He asked us why we were all sitting there doing nothing.

5. The prince asked the young girl if / whether she really came from China.

6. I asked him if /whether he didn’t know the way home.

7. The boy asked his Dad what the proper way to answer that question was.

8. The boy asked his master what he had done to deserve so severe a blow.

9. They asked me who I was.

10. The traveler asked the boy if he would get him a glass of water.

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