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Zohal Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Indirect questions into Direct questions.
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Rewrite each of the following sentences by changing indirect questions into direct questions.
The students asked whether there was any need for more homework.
Whether there was any need for more homework?The students asked.
The customer demanded to know why the interest rate was so high.
Why the interest rate was so high?The customer demanded to know.
They asked themselves whether they could afford another holiday that year.
Whether they could afford another holiday that year?They asked themselves
Molly wondered what the new school building would look like.
What the new school building would look like?Molly wondered
Jade wanted to know how much the dress was.
How much the dress was?Jade wanted to know.
Rewrite each of the following sentences by changing indirect questions into direct questions.
The students asked whether there was any need for more homework.
Whether there was any need for more homework?The students asked.
The customer demanded to know why the interest rate was so high.
Why the interest rate was so high?The customer demanded to know.
They asked themselves whether they could afford another holiday that year.
Whether they could afford another holiday that year?They asked themselves
Molly wondered what the new school building would look like.
What the new school building would look like?Molly wondered
Jade wanted to know how much the dress was.
How much the dress was?Jade wanted to know.
Top answer
No, you need to write the spoken words in quotation marks: The students asked whether there was any need for more homework. " the students asked . Word choice and word order in the direct quotes may be different.
- No, you need to write the spoken words in quotation marks: The students asked whether there was any need for more homework.
- " the students asked .
- Word choice and word order in the direct quotes may be different.
- Please try again.
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No, you need to write the spoken words in quotation marks:
The students asked whether there was any need for more homework.
"Is there any need for more homework?" the students asked.
Word choice and word order in the direct quotes may be different. Please try again.
The students asked whether there was any need for more homework.
"Is there any need for more homework?" the students asked.
Word choice and word order in the direct quotes may be different. Please try again.
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The customer demanded to know why the interest rate was so high.
“They want to know why the interest rate was so high?” The customer demanded.
They asked themselves whether they could afford another holiday that year.
“Can they could afford another holiday that year?” They asked themselves.
Molly wondered what t
The customer demanded to know why the interest rate was so high.
“They want to know why the interest rate was so high?” The customer demanded.
They asked themselves whether they could afford another holiday that year.
“Can they could afford another holiday that year?” They asked themselves.
Molly wondered what t
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zohalThe customer demanded to know why the interest rate was so high.“They want to know why the interest rate was so high?” The customer demanded.You are not quoting the words actually uttered. You need::
"Why is the interest rate so high?" demanded the customer.
Now you try the next one.
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They asked themselves whether they could afford another holiday that year.
“they were able to afford another holiday that year?” Asked themselves.
Molly wondered what the new school building would look like.
“How the new school building may be look like?” Molly wondered.
Jade wanted to know how much the dress
They asked themselves whether they could afford another holiday that year.
“they were able to afford another holiday that year?” Asked themselves.
Molly wondered what the new school building would look like.
“How the new school building may be look like?” Molly wondered.
Jade wanted to know how much the dress
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zohalI try... please checkNot good. Zohal, you need to imagine the speaker's actual words from the information in the indirect speech:
They asked themselves whether they could afford another holiday that year.
“Can we afford another holiday this year?” they asked themselves.
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Molly wondered what the new school building would look like.
“New school building may be look like?” Molly wondered.
Jade wanted to know how much the dress was.
How much the dress is?Jade wanted to know.
Molly wondered what the new school building would look like.
“New school building may be look like?” Molly wondered.
Jade wanted to know how much the dress was.
How much the dress is?Jade wanted to know.
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Molly wondered what the new school building would look like.
“What will the new school building look like?” Molly wondered.
Jade wanted to know how much the dress was.
"How much is the dress?" Jade wanted to know.
Molly wondered what the new school building would look like.
“What will the new school building look like?” Molly wondered.
Jade wanted to know how much the dress was.
"How much is the dress?" Jade wanted to know.
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