B change the pronouns: X says to Y

C) The order of the reported statements.

When you encase the quoted sentence, you have to use the following order:

Subject + Predicate (modal verb if necessary + verb) + Object + Adverbs (place, time …)
Let’s see two examples:

• 
  Yesterday I went to the shop.
  

Mary says to Peter she went to the shop the day before.

• 
  Now I am drawing a flower into my notebook.
  

Mary says to Peter she is drawing a flower into her notebook then.

D) The order of the reported question.
Yes-no question:

whether /if + Subject + Predicate (modal verb if necessary + verb) + Object + Adverbs (place, time)
Let’s see two examples:

• 
  Do you like chocolate?
  

Mary asks Peter whether/if he likes chocolate.

• 
  Have you ever been to Scotland?
  

Mary asks Peter whether/if he has ever been to Scotland.
Wh-question:

Wh-question pronoun + Subject + Predicate (modal verb if necessary + verb) + Object + Adverbs (place, time)
Let’s see two examples:

• 
  Where do you usually buy food?
  

Mary asks Peter where he usually buys food.

• 
  Why have you bought this camera?
  

Mary asks Peter why he has bought that camera.
BE CAREFUL! You have to leave out “do”, “does” and “did” if there isn’t negation in the sentence.




E) The order of the reported commands / suggestions / requests

You have to change the verb into TO+INFINITIVE. If it is a negative command you have to change it into NOT+ TO+INFINITIVE.

Let’s see two examples:

• 
  Go to your room.
  

Mary tells the children to go to their room.

• 
  Don’t watch late night films.
  

Mary tells the children not to watch late night films.
The most common used verb to introduce a reported command is ‘tell’. If there is ‘please’ in the direct command, you have

to use ‘ask’ and leave out ‘please.

e.g.: Please, don’t give up.

He asks me not to give up.