Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1I missed the beginning, so I asked Tom when ...............
Wrong!
In reported wh- questions, use statement word order, so the correct answer is "the meeting started".
2Maya couldn't find her keys and asked her brother where ............... them.
Wrong!
After a reporting verb, the wh-clause keeps statement word order, so the correct answer is "she had put".
3At the station, a tourist wanted to know what time ............... for Oxford.
Wrong!
A reported wh- question does not use do/does question form, so the correct answer is "the train leaves".
4During the interview, the manager asked what ............... at college.
Wrong!
With a past reporting verb, the reported question usually changes present continuous to past continuous and uses statement order, so the correct answer is "you were studying".
5When Leo packed his bag early, his classmate asked why ............... so soon.
Wrong!
In a reported wh- question, the subject comes before the auxiliary, so the correct answer is "he was leaving".
6Dad saw the extra plates and asked who ............... to dinner.
Wrong!
When who is the object in a reported question, use statement word order, so the correct answer is "I had invited".
7The report was late, and the supervisor asked why ............... again.
Wrong!
After asked why, the reported question uses subject before auxiliary, so the correct answer is "the printer had stopped".
8Before booking online, Elena wanted to know how much ...............
Wrong!
Reported wh- questions use normal statement order and no do-support, so the correct answer is "the tickets cost".
9The team was waiting for the files, so I asked when ............... the project.
Wrong!
In reported wh- questions, modal verbs come after the subject, so the correct answer is "we could start".
10A new colleague asked me where ............... before I moved here.
Wrong!
When you report a question asked to you, change the pronoun and use statement order; here the correct answer is "I lived".
11At the bus stop, the students asked which bus ............... to the museum.
Wrong!
A reported wh- question uses subject before modal verb, so the correct answer is "we should take".
12After seeing the receipt, my sister asked which phone ...............
Wrong!
Reported wh- questions keep the subject before the auxiliary, so the correct answer is "she had chosen".
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Answers
- I missed the beginning, so I asked Tom when the meeting started.
- Maya couldn’t find her keys and asked her brother where she had put them.
- At the station, a tourist wanted to know what time the train leaves for Oxford.
- During the interview, the manager asked what you were studying at college.
- When Leo packed his bag early, his classmate asked why he was leaving so soon.
- Dad saw the extra plates and asked who I had invited to dinner.
- The report was late, and the supervisor asked why the printer had stopped again.
- Before booking online, Elena wanted to know how much the tickets cost.
- The team was waiting for the files, so I asked when we could start the project.
- A new colleague asked me where I lived before I moved here.
- At the bus stop, the students asked which bus we should take to the museum.
- After seeing the receipt, my sister asked which phone she had chosen.