Reported Question By : Miss. Nuha Ashour Enjoy your lesson!

There are two types of questions: a) Reported Wh-questions b) Reported yes / no questions

Examples: What does my name means? He asks what his name means. Where were my family from? He asks where his family were from. “When did people start using family names?” Tina wants to know when people started using family names. When will you have time to meet me, Yasmeen? Rose wants to know when she will have time to meet her.

When you report a wh-question into reported question, you will see that: The introductory verb is ask, not said. The question word who/ how/ when is kept. The word order becomes question word  subject  main verb. The sentence ends with a full stop (.) not a question mark (?) The pronoun and time expression change in the same way as reported statement. In reported questions, do not use the auxiliary do, does, or did.

Work in pairs! Change the following into reported question: Emma asks, “How did our ancestors get their family names?” Emma asks how our ancestors got their family names. Lucy wants to know, “ How do parents choose given name?” Lucy wants to know how parents choose given name.

Change the following into reported question: “How does Helen spell her family name?” Dr Cook asks how Helen spells her family name. “ what’s her home telephone number?” He also wants to know what her telephone number is. “ Where does she live?” Then he needs to check where she lives.

Mona Deema Rania Mona What’s Rania’s mobile number? Deema Mona wants to know what your phone number is. Rania It’s 07766 186522 Deema she says it’s 07766 186522. Mona Thanks!

Work in pairs Ask Report Answer Use your own names. It is you turn! Work in pairs Ask Report Answer Use your own names.