Fill in the blanks.
1. The teacher asked me why ………………………… late.
Correct!
Wrong!
In reported questions, the subject goes before the auxiliary verb.
2. I asked him why he …………………………… his brother.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. The old man asked how far ………………………….. from there.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. The traveler asked …………………………….. there were any good restaurants there.
Correct!
Wrong!
Either if or whether can be used to report an yes/no question.
5. The sage asked the young man why he ………………………….. in a hurry.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. Samuel asked me when ………………………………. leaving for Chicago.
Correct!
Wrong!
When the main verb is in the past tense, the reported verb, too, will be in the past tense.
7. The teacher asked Peter ……………………………… he was absent the previous day.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. He asked me if I ……………………………… ever …………………. to a concert.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. The girl asked if she …………………………. go home.
Correct!
Wrong!
When the main verb is in the past tense, the verb in the reported speech too should be in the past tense.
10. I asked him if he ………………………….. swim.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. The teacher asked the girl if she ……………………………… any difficulty in solving that problem.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. I want to know why you ………………………….. angry with me.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Here the present simple or past simple is possible. The present simple means that the listener is still angry with the speaker.
Answers
- The teacher asked me why I was late.
- I asked him why he had insulted my brother.
- The old man asked how far the station was from there.
- The traveler asked if / whether there were any good restaurants there.
- The sage asked the young man why he was in a hurry.
- Samuel asked me when I was leaving for Chicago.
- The teacher asked Peter if / whether he was absent the previous day.
- He asked me if I had ever been to a concert.
- The girl asked if she could go home.
- I asked him if he could swim.
- The teacher asked the girl if she had any difficulty in solving that problem.
- I want to know why you are angry with me.
