Практикум по грамматике английского языка : учебное пособие

REPORTED QUESTIONS: special questions
Speaker’s words
Reporting Verbs
Reported questions
“What’s your brother’s 
name?”
“What does he do?”
“What are you doing?”
“What kind of holiday has 
Nick had.”
“How long have you both 
been living here?”
“Why did you say that?”
“Whose number did you 
ring?
“Where had they all gone 
when the police arrived?”
what my brother’s name 
was.
what he did.
what I was doing.
what kind of holiday Nick 
has had
how long we had both been 
living
there.
why I’d said that.
whose number I had rung.
 
where they had all gone 
when the police arrived.
She asked
He wanted to 
know
Kate wondered 
“When will breakfast be 
ready?”
when breakfast would be 
ready.
“Which countries will Clive 
be visiting?”
which countries Clive 
would be visiting.
Joe didn’t know
“How many people will 
there be at the conference?”
how many people would 
there be 
at the conference.

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Speaker’s words
Reporting Verbs
Reported questions
Object questions
“Who were you looking for?”
who I had been looking for.
“What shampoo do you use?”
what shampoo I used.
Subject questions
“Who left the bag here?”
who had left the bag there.
“What makes a noise like 
that?”
what made a noise like that.
Exercise 29. Write these special questions in indirect speech, using the 
given words. Make all the necessary changes.
Example: “What time does the train arrive?” He asked what time the train 
arrived.
“What’s the soup of the day?” He asked the waiter _____________________
__________________________.
“What time did you get home?” My parents asked ______________________
__________________________.
“What time does the film finish?” She didn’t know______________________
__________________________.
“Why wasn’t Judy at the party?” He wondered _________________________
_________________________.
“What are you doing here?” They asked me ___________________________
__________________________.
“Why won’t you let me in?” I asked ________________________________.
“Who’s next, please?” The nurse asked ______________________________.
“Who did you see at the meeting?” James asked his colleague __________ 
__________________________.
“Whose composition haven’t you heard yet?” She asked _______________
__________________________.
10.”Where did you go last week?” Christine wanted to know _____________ 
__________________________.
11.”Which films have won prizes for exports?” They asked _____________ 
__________________________.
12.”Why is Maria crying?” We wondered ______________________________.
13.”What have you been doing all this time?” He wondered ______________
__________________________.
14.”Where have you been?” My father asked __________________________
______________________.

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15.”Which of you is waiting to see me next?” The doctor asked 
_______________________.
16.”Who paid the waiter?” He asked me _____________________________
_______________________.
17.”Which book have you taken?” The librarian didn’t know _____________
_______________________.
18.”What caused the accident?” The traffic warden asked ________________
_______________________.