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    Unit 48 Questions 2

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    This document discusses: 1) How question word order changes when questions are used as part of longer sentences in English (e.g. "Do you know where Tom has gone?" instead of "Do you know where has Tom gone?"). 2) How reported questions, or questions mentioned indirectly, also change word order compared to direct questions (e.g. "She asked us where we were going" instead of "Where are you going?"). 3) Examples of direct and reported questions as well as exercises for the reader to practice changing questions into reported speech.

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    This document discusses: 1) How question word order changes when questions are used as part of longer sentences in English (e.g. "Do you know where Tom has gone?" instead of "Do you know where has Tom gone?"). 2) How reported questions, or questions mentioned indirectly, also change word order compared to direct questions (e.g. "She asked us where we were going" instead of "Where are you going?"). 3) Examples of direct and reported questions as well as exercises for the reader to practice changing questions into reported speech.

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    Unit 48 Questions 2

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    This document discusses: 1) How question word order changes when questions are used as part of longer sentences in English (e.g. "Do you know where Tom has gone?" instead of "Do you know where has Tom gone?"). 2) How reported questions, or questions mentioned indirectly, also change word order compared to direct questions (e.g. "She asked us where we were going" instead of "Where are you going?"). 3) Examples of direct and reported questions as well as exercises for the reader to practice changing questions into reported speech.

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    A. Do you know where . . . ? / I don’t know why . . . / Could you tell me what . . . ?, etc.

    We say: Where has Tom gone?

    but Do you know where Tom has gone? (not Do you know where has Tom gone?)

    When the question (Where has Tom gone?) is part of a longer sentence (Do you know...?
    / I don’t know… / Can you tell me…?, etc.), the word order changes. Compare:
     What time is it? but Do you know what time it is?
     Who are those people? I don’t know who those people are.
     Where can I find Linda? Can you tell me where I can find Linda?
     How much will it cost? Do you have any idea how much it will cost?
    Be careful with do/does/did questions. We say:
     What time does the movie begin? but Do you know what time the movie begins?
    (not does the movie begin)
     What do you mean? Please explain what you mean.
     Why did she leave early? I wonder why she left early.
    Use if or whether where there is no other question word (what, why, etc.):
     Did anybody see you? but Do you know if anybody saw you?
    or . . . whether anybody saw you?

    B. He asked me where . . . (reported questions)


    The same changes in word order happen in reported questions. Compare:
     Direct: The police officer said to us, “Where are you going ?”

    Reported: The police officer asked us where we were going .


     Direct: Claire asked, “What time do the banks close ?”

    Reported: Claire wanted to know what time the banks closed .

    In reported questions, the verb usually changes to the past (were, closed, etc.)See unit 45.

    Study these examples. You had an interview for a job, and these were some of the
    questions the interviewer asked you:
    What do you do in your spare time? Can you speak another language?

    Are you willing to travel? Why did you apply for the job?

    How long have you been


    Do you have a driver’s license
    working at your present job?

    Later you tell a friend what the interviewer asked you. You use reported speech:
     She asked if (or whether) I was willing to travel.
     She wanted to know what I did in my spare time.
     She asked how long I had been working at my present job.
     She asked why I had applied for the job. (or . . . Why I applied)
     She wanted to know if (or whether) I could speak another language.
     She asked if (or whether) I had a driver’s license.
    Exercises
    48.1 Make a new sentence from the question in brackets.

    1. where Tom has gone?


    (Where has Tom gone?) Do you know _____________________________________________
    2. (Where is the post office?) Could you tell me _______________________________________
    3. (What time is it?) I wonder _________________________________________________________
    4. (What does this word mean?) I want to know ______________________________________
    5. (Has the plane left yet?) Do you know _____________________________________________
    6. (Is Sue going out tonight?) I don’t know ____________________________________________
    7. (Where does Carol live?) Do you have any idea ____________________________________
    8. (Where did I park the car?) I can’t remember ______________________________________
    9. (Is there a bank near here?) Can you tell me _______________________________________
    10. (What do you want?) Tell me ______________________________________________________
    11. (Why didn’t Kelly come to the party?) I don’t know _________________________________
    12. (How much does it cost to park here?) Do you know ________________________________
    13. (Who is that woman?) I have no idea ______________________________________________
    14. (Did Ann get my letter?) Do you know _____________________________________________
    15. (How far is it to the airport?) Can you tell me _______________________________________
    48.2 You are making a phone call. You want to speak to Amy, but she isn’t there. Somebody else answers
    the phone. You want to know three things:
    (1) Where is Amy? (2) When will she be back? and (3) Did she go out alone?
    Complete the conversations:
    A: Do you know where ____________________________________________________________? (1)
    B: Sorry, I have no idea.
    A: That’s all right. I don’t suppose you know _________________________________________. (2)
    B: No, I’m afraid I don’t.
    A: One more thing. Do you happen to know _______________________________________? (3)
    B: I’m sorry. I didn’t see her go out. But I’ll tell her you called.
    48.3 You have been away for a while and have just come back to your hometown. You
    meet Tony, a friend of yours. He asks you a lot of questions:

    1. How are you? 5. Why did you come back? 6. Where are you living?

    2. Where have you been? 7. Are you glad to be back?

    3. How long have you been back? 8. Do you plan to stay for a while?

    4. What are you doing now? 9. Can you lend me some money?

    Now tell another friend what Tony asked you. Use reported speech.
    1. He asked me how I was.
    ____________________________________________________________________________________
    2. He asked me _______________________________________________________________________
    3. He _________________________________________________________________________________
    4. ____________________________________________________________________________________
    5. ____________________________________________________________________________________
    6. ____________________________________________________________________________________
    7. ____________________________________________________________________________________
    8. ____________________________________________________________________________________
    9. ____________________________________________________________________________________

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