reported+speech+-+questions

- ** ask: ** it can be followed by a person, but it is not necessary. It **cannot** be followed by //that//. // Example: // He asked (me) if I lived in Madrid. - ** want to know: ** it cannot be followed by a person or by //that//. // Example: // He wanted to know where I lived. - **// OTHER VERBS: //** enquire, wonder… ** A) ** **// WH //**** - QUESTIONS: ** questions that begin with a question word(s), like //How…? What…? Where…? When…? How many…? How much…? What time…?//   Look at the example below:   ** Direct speech: “ ** Where **do** **you** **live**?” she asked me.   ** Reported speech: ** She asked me where **I** liv**ed**.    ** Structure of a reported //wh-// question: **    subject + **asked** (+ person) + question word(s) 1 + subject + verb + complement    1 everything that appears before the auxiliary verb.   ** B) ** **// YES/NO //**** QUESTIONS: ** questions which are answered with a //Yes// or a //No//. Look at the example below: **Direct speech:** “**Can** **you** **play** tennis?” he asked me. ** Reported speech: ** He asked me if **I** **could play** tennis. ** Structure of a reported //yes/no// question: ** subject + **asked** (+ person) + //if/whether// + subject + verb + complement
 * REPORTED QUESTIONS **
 * The most common verbs we use in reported questions are:
 * All the changes previously mentioned (pronouns, expressions of time and place, and verb tenses) must be applied in this type of sentences.
 * We mustn’t write a question mark at the end of the sentence because a reported question is no longer a sentence.
 * o // Example: // He asked if I lived in Madrid.
 * o // Example: // He wanted to know where I lived.
 * There are two types of questions that are transformed into reported speech in different but similar ways:

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