Fill in the blanks.
1She said ............... she wouldn't apologize.
Wrong!
Use "that" to introduce a reported statement.
2He asked ............... I was willing to help.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "if" or "whether" to introduce a reported yes/no question.
3I don't know ............... I am supposed to do.
Wrong!
Use "what" when the missing information is the thing or action.
4He asked me ............... I was doing there.
Wrong!
Use "what" to report a question about an action or thing.
5Do you know ............... those people are?
Wrong!
Use "who" to ask about people's identity.
6He asked ............... I had been waiting for long.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "if" or "whether" to introduce a reported yes/no question.
7He asked ............... I had been waiting.
Wrong!
Use "how long" to ask about duration.
8Do you know ............... anybody saw you?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "if" or "whether" to introduce an embedded yes/no question.
9They asked ............... I spoke English.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "if" or "whether" to introduce a reported yes/no question.
10Can you tell me ............... I can find him?
Wrong!
Use "where" to ask about a place.
11She asked ............... I had been there before.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "if" or "whether" to introduce a reported yes/no question.
12She insisted ............... I should go with her.
Wrong!
Use "that" after "insisted" to introduce what someone strongly said or demanded.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- She said that she wouldn’t apologize.
- He asked if / whether I was willing to help.
- I don’t know what I am supposed to do.
- He asked me what I was doing there.
- Do you know who those people are?
- He asked if / whether I had been waiting for long.
- He asked how long I had been waiting.
- Do you know if / whether anybody saw you?
- They asked if / whether I spoke English.
- Can you tell me where I can find him?
- She asked if / whether I had been there before.
- She insisted that I should go with her.