Fill in the blanks.
1Mother asked me why ............... late.
Wrong!
Reported questions use statement word order, so "I was" is correct.
2The doctor told me ............... I needed rest.
Wrong!
A reported statement after "told me" can use "that" before the clause.
3............... you still staying there?
Wrong!
The present continuous question needs the auxiliary "Are" before the subject.
4Do you know ............... she is angry with me?
Wrong!
An indirect question uses the question word directly, so "why" is correct.
5Do you know ............... the problem is?
Wrong!
The indirect question asks for information about the problem, so "what" is correct.
6I asked him what ............... doing in my room.
Wrong!
Reported questions use statement word order, so "he was" is correct.
7I don't know when ............... come.
Wrong!
An indirect question uses statement word order, so "she will" is correct.
8They asked me ............... I wanted anything to eat.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
A reported yes/no question can use "if" or "whether" before the clause.
9I told them that I ............... to go.
Wrong!
In this reported past statement, "wanted" is the natural backshifted form.
10The mother told the children ............... careful.
Wrong!
After "told" plus object for an instruction, use "to be" before the adjective.
11I told him ...............
Wrong!
After "told him" for a command, the infinitive "to leave" is correct.
12Do you know anyone ............... speaks English and French?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
For a person in a defining relative clause, "who" and "that" are both correct.
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- Mother asked me why I was late.
- The doctor told me that I needed rest.
- Are you still staying there?
- Do you know why she is angry with me?
- Do you know what the problem is?
- I asked him what he was doing in my room.
- I don’t know when she will come.
- They asked me if / whether I wanted anything to eat.
- I told them that I wanted to go.
- The mother told the children to be careful.
- I told him to leave
- Do you know anyone who / that speaks English and French?