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Shaunm Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Some help with ASK/SAY
Hi,
I was recently watching this Hollywood movies and there was a dialogue like this
Person1: Do you need a bow man?
Person2: Silence (Ordering one of his soldiers to kill person 1, but that guy just killed him with his bow)
Person1: I said do you need a bow man?
So, here is where I am exactly confused.
Isn't it
1. I asked if you needed a bow man
or
2. I asked do/did you need a bow man
Thank you so much!
I was recently watching this Hollywood movies and there was a dialogue like this
Person1: Do you need a bow man?
Person2: Silence (Ordering one of his soldiers to kill person 1, but that guy just killed him with his bow)
Person1: I said do you need a bow man?
So, here is where I am exactly confused.
Isn't it
1. I asked if you needed a bow man
or
2. I asked do/did you need a bow man
Thank you so much!
Top answer
I was recently watching this Hollywood movies and there was a dialogue like this Person1: Do you need a bow man? Person2: Silence (Ordering one of his soldiers to kill person 1, but that guy just killed him with his bow) Person1: I said "D o you need a bow man? " These edits are needed because this is a direct question.
- I was recently watching this Hollywood movies and there was a dialogue like this Person1: Do you need a bow man?
- Person2: Silence (Ordering one of his soldiers to kill person 1, but that guy just killed him with his bow) Person1: I said "D o you need a bow man?
- " These edits are needed because this is a direct question.
- When you report in the form of an indirect question, you need 'asked'.
- eg I asked if you needed a bow man But when you report in the form of a direct question, you can use either 'asked' or 'said'.
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I was recently watching this Hollywood movies and there was a dialogue like this
Person1: Do you need a bow man?
Person2: Silence (Ordering one of his soldiers to kill person 1, but that guy just killed him with his bow)
Person1: I said "Do you need a bow man?" These edit
Person1: Do you need a bow man?
Person2: Silence (Ordering one of his soldiers to kill person 1, but that guy just killed him with his bow)
Person1: I said "Do you need a bow man?" These edit
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Thank you, Clive!
That was very helpful.
I hope you won't mind answering one of my other question related to this situation.
Isn't it ' I said did you need a bow man?
I am asking this because whenever I need write or speak of a situation like the following one, I hardly find the answer.
1. He told me that he is searching for a job
2. He told me t
That was very helpful.
I hope you won't mind answering one of my other question related to this situation.
Isn't it ' I said did you need a bow man?
I am asking this because whenever I need write or speak of a situation like the following one, I hardly find the answer.
1. He told me that he is searching for a job
2. He told me t
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