3. He said to me, "Did you enjoy your vacation?"
Answer : He asked me whether i had enjoyed my vacation.
8. She said to me, "Have you ever gone sky diving?"
Answer : She asked me if i had ever gone sky diving.
CONCLUSION ABOUT DIRECT AND INDIRECT
Direct and Indirect Speech
- Direct Speech
Saying exactly what someone has said is called direct speech (sometimes called quoted speech) Here what a person says appears within quotation marks ("...") and should be word for word.
For example: She said, "Today's lesson is on presentations."
For example: She said, "Today's lesson is on presentations."
- Indirect Speech
Indirect speech (sometimes called reported speech), doesn't use quotation marks to enclose what the person said and it doesn't have to be word for word.
When reporting speech the tense usually changes. This is because when we use reported speech, we are usually talking about a time in the past (because obviously the person who spoke originally spoke in the past). The verbs therefore usually have to be in the past too.
For example:
Direct Speech Indirect Speech
He said, "I'am going to the cinema." He said he was going to the cinema.
Indirect speech (sometimes called reported speech), doesn't use quotation marks to enclose what the person said and it doesn't have to be word for word.
When reporting speech the tense usually changes. This is because when we use reported speech, we are usually talking about a time in the past (because obviously the person who spoke originally spoke in the past). The verbs therefore usually have to be in the past too.
For example:
Direct Speech Indirect Speech
He said, "I'am going to the cinema." He said he was going to the cinema.
Direct and Indirect Question
Direct questions are the “normal” questions that we can ask to friends, family members, and people who we know well.
Example : "Where is the bathroom?"
Direct questions are the “normal” questions that we can ask to friends, family members, and people who we know well.
Example : "Where is the bathroom?"
Indirect questions are a little more formal and polite. We use them when talking to a person we don’t know very well, or in professional situations, and their form is a little different.
Example : "Could you tell me where the bathroom is?"
Example : "Could you tell me where the bathroom is?"
When the question directly (direct question) use question words such as : Where, When, Why, What, Who, How, etc., then these words are used as intermediaries in reported speech. Question were reported change into a positive form.
Example : Tom said to me, "Are you hungry?"
Tom asked me if i was hungry.
Example : Tom said to me, "Are you hungry?"
Tom asked me if i was hungry.
If the direct question is a “yes or no” question (it has no question word such as what, who, when, where, why, or how), then the indirect question will have if.
Example : Do they speak English?
I was wondering if they speak English.
Example : Do they speak English?
I was wondering if they speak English.
