Lesson 3
Reported Questions
Objective: Students will be able to report questions, using correct structure and grammar.
Contents
Note to the Teacher
Power Point Slides 1-4
Practice Exercises 1-3
Homework Assignment
Answer Key
Note to the Teacher
The rules for reporting questions are the same as those for statements, with one
exception. After the reporting verb, if, whether or whether or not are used for yes / no
questions. For information questions, question words (who, what, where, etc.) are used.
That is not used. Look at the following power point slides with the students.
PP1 Indirect or Reported Yes / No Questions
“Are you hungry?” Paul asked.
“Do you like pizza?” Teresa asked.
“Would you like dessert?” Bill asked.
Paul asked us if we were hungry.
Teresa asked whether we liked pizza.
Bill wanted to know whether or not we
wanted dessert.
Note that the verb tenses and pronouns change just as they do in reported statements.
For yes / no questions, you have a choice of using if, whether, or whether or not.
If is the most common.
Also, a reported question does not have a question mark since it is no longer a question.
PP2 Reported Information or Wh-Questions
“How many students are in the class?” Amy
asked.
“What time does class the start?” Susan asked.
“Where is the class?” Bob asked.
Amy asked how many students were in the
class.
Susan asked what time the class started.
Bob asked where the class was.
PP3
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