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Reporting questions

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  1. Do you think love at first sight exist?

They asked if I thought love at first

sight existed.

  • Why do some people fall out of love?

They asked why people fell out of love.

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if _____ ======

asked

when ______ =====

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Complete the rule

To report questions you have to

  1. change the word order from that of a (...) to that of a statement

( Do you prefer…? —---- I prefer …)

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2) change the tenses (has hurt —---had hurt)

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Sometimes it’s (...) necessary to change the tense if the fact is still true or if you are reporting a universal truth.

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3) change some … (today — that day, you —-- I)

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4) to report Yes/No questions, use IF (or ….) to connect the reporting verb with the question itself.

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5) to report special questions, use (...) words (WHO, WHAT, HOW, WHERE, etc.) to connect the reporting verb with the question itself.