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Sundarnaz Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Indirect narration

Thanks for your response to my post.

The teacher asked, "who speaks English?"

The teacher wanted to know that who spoke English?

Is the indirect narration correct?

  

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" The teacher asked ( or wanted to know) that who spoke English . Not a question mark.

— Clive

  • " The teacher asked ( or wanted to know) that who spoke English .
  • Not a question mark.
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The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"

The teacher asked (or wanted to know) that who spoke English. Not a question mark.

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sundarnaz

Thanks for your response to my post.

The teacher asked, "who speaks English?"

The teacher wanted to know that who spoke English.?

Is the indirect narration correct?

'that' is never used at the beginning of an indirect question.

You need a period, not a question mark.

CJ

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