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Grammar referenceb2
Reported Speech
Reported Speech: Questions and Commands
Reporting questions, orders and requests.
Explanation
Reported questions keep statement word order and drop the auxiliary do. Yes and no questions take if or whether. Commands use tell plus the infinitive, and requests use ask plus the infinitive.
Examples
- She asked where I lived.
- He asked whether I had finished.
- She told me to wait outside.
Common mistakes
She asked where did I live.
She asked where I lived.
No auxiliary in reported questions.
He asked if had I finished.
He asked whether I had finished.
Keep statement order.
She said me to wait.
She told me to wait.
Use tell with a person for commands.