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Taruns1008 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Narration: Imperative + interrogative
#1 he said to the interviewer, "could you please repeat the question?"
Answer 1: He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.
Answer 2: He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.
Answer 3: He asked the interviewer if he could repeat the question.
Which one is correct indirect speech of #1? According to me Answer 1 and Answer 3 are correct.
I have read we use if/whether for interrogative sentences as I did in Answer 3. But I have doubt if we could use "if/whether" with imperative structure (Request + to -infinitive) as I did in Answer 2.
Answer 1: He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.
Answer 2: He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.
Answer 3: He asked the interviewer if he could repeat the question.
Which one is correct indirect speech of #1? According to me Answer 1 and Answer 3 are correct.
I have read we use if/whether for interrogative sentences as I did in Answer 3. But I have doubt if we could use "if/whether" with imperative structure (Request + to -infinitive) as I did in Answer 2.
Top answer
Only # 3 is correct. # 1 and # 2 do not use "request" correctly.
- Only # 3 is correct.
- # 1 and # 2 do not use "request" correctly.
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teechr# 1 and # 2 do not use "request" correctly.Can you please explain why #1 is incorrect. I find a reason that #1 only specify "imperative" part of original sentence, It doesn't mention interrogative part. I don't know if my argument is correct.
PS* You will surprised to know that #3 was not given in my book. I, myself, add this. I thought it coul
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I don't agree with your book.
#3 is definitely the right answer.
Your argument is unclear. I don't see any interrogative sentences there.
I reiterate, "request" does not work like that. It does not take a person as a direct object in the active voice.
#3 is definitely the right answer.
Your argument is unclear. I don't see any interrogative sentences there.
I reiterate, "request" does not work like that. It does not take a person as a direct object in the active voice.
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teechrI reiterate, "request" does not work like that. It does not take a person as a direct object in the active voice.I think we can request someone to do something. There are many examples in the corpora.
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Hmm, I thought about that, but I couldn't find an example in any of the major dictionaries I use. I'm curious if you agree with me that # 3 is the most natural though.
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#11 is, in my opinion, possible, though I'd say 'asked' rather than 'requested'.
#2 is not possible.
#3 is possible, but ambiguous. Is the subject 'He' or the interviewer the 'he' of the second clause?
#2 is not possible.
#3 is possible, but ambiguous. Is the subject 'He' or the interviewer the 'he' of the second clause?
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fivejedjon#3 is possible, but ambiguous. Is the subject 'He' or the interviewer the 'he' of the second clause?Even so, if we draw on our real world knowledge that, by and large, interviewers ask the questions and those interviewed answer them, I think we can disambiguate the references pretty well.
CJ
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I'd say the best solution is "He asked the interviewer to repeat the question."
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Thanks all of you for your explanation. I had doubt about #2. But all of you have unanimously rejected it. So I get my answer. and #1 and #2 can be possible answers.
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