Reported questions
We report Yes / No questions
1. Use “if /whether” “ Are you surprised? An interviewer asked Depp. An interviewer asked Depp if he was surpised.
2. Put the subject before the verb “ Is Will Smith the main actor of the film Seven Pounds?” asked May. May asked if Will Smith is the main actor of the film Seven Pounds.
3. Leave out the auxiliary verb do “ Does your brother like watching thrillers?” asked Joe. Joe asked if my brother likes watching thrillers.
PRACTICE August: Jack, have you done your English homework? August asked Jack if he had done his English homework. Esther: Sunday, did you copy your homework again? Esther asked Sunday if she had copied her homework again.
Use a reporting verb with the wh- word “Who is the leading actor of the film?” asked Patrick. (Main actor) Patrick asked who the leading actor of the film is.
We report Wh – questions like this
Put the subject before the verb “Who is your favourite actor?” asked Sue Sue asked who my favourite actor is.
Leave out the auxiliary verb do “Why does your sister like Johnny Depp?” asked Joey. Joey asked why my sister likes Johnny Depp.
Frank: Eric, what did you eat for breakfast? Frank asked Eric what he ate for breakfast. Holly: Yellow, What did you do yesterday? Holly asked Yellow what she did the day before.