REPORTED SPEECH

1. Which is a reporting verb?

• tell

• go

• be

He said that it was cold outside. Which word is optional?

• said

• that

• was

• were

"I bought a car last week." Last week he said he had bought a car

• a week ago next

• week the week

• the week before

"Where is it?" said Mary. She

• said where it is

• asked whether it was

• ask if it was there

Which of these is usually required with reported YES/NO questions?

• if

• do

• why

• no

Ram asked me where I worked. His original words were

• Do you work there?"

• Where do I work?

• Where do you work?"

"Don't yell!" is a

• direct order

• direct request

• reported order

"Please wipe your feet." I asked them to wipe

• their feet

• our feet

• my feet

• ours feet

She always asks me not to burn the cookies. She always says

• Not to burn the cookies

• Please don't burn the cookies

• Do not burn the cookies

Which structure is not used for reported orders

• order somebody to

• tell somebody to

• ask somebody to