Transcript reporting questions

REPORTED
SPEECH
QUESTIONS
COMMANDS
REQUESTS
REPORTING QUESTIONS
YES / NO QUESTIONS
•There is no inversion (subject/verb):
1. do not use auxiliaries (except for negation)
2. word order is the same as in a positive sentence
• Use If or whether after the reporting verb
“Are you working these days?” he said.
He inquired if/whether I was working those days
“Did you speak to John last night?” she asked
She wanted to know if/whether I had spoken to J, the night
before.
REPORTING QUESTIONS
WH- QUESTIONS
•Use the Wh- word to introduce the sentence.
“Who told you this story?” He asked me who had told that story
“Where is the newspaper?” He asked me where the newspaper
was.
•The word order is a positive one, without inversion
(subject/verb)
“Where did you go last summer?”.
He asked me where I had gone the previous summer.
•Some verbs we can use as reporting verbs: ask,
enquire, wonder,would like to know, want to know…
Say and tell are not used to report questions!!!!!!
REPORTING COMMANDS
•The imperative changes into infinitive
told + object + (not) + to-infinitive
He said: “Stay here”
He told us to stay here
He said to me, “Don’t touch it!”
He told me not to touch it.
•The reporting verb must indicate “order” = use “tell”
He said: “Be quiet”
He told me to be quiet
•Apart from Tell other verbs can be used: warn, order,
command, instruct,...
“Say that again”, he said to me
He asked me to say that again
REPORTING REQUESTS
•The verbs used are: ask, beg, demand & request
and they are situated before the requested person.
asked + object + (not) + to-infinitive
•The word “please” is omitted
“John, don’t open the window, please” I said
I asked /requested/begged John not to open the window.
“Can you let me use your phone, please?” I asked my neighbour
I asked my neighbour to let me use her phone
“Can I use your phone?” I asked my neighbour
I asked my neighbour to use her phone.