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👉A CLOSER LOOK 2
Grammar
Reported speech (Yes/No questions)
💡Remember!
In reporting Yes / No questions, we often use the verb ask or want to know; we use the word order of statements.
In reporting Yes / No questions, we normally use if/whether + clause.
Example:
Anna: "Do you plan to climb any mountains this summer, Joe?"
-> Anna asked Joe if / whether he planned to climb any mountains that summer.
1. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each question.
1. "Will pollution endanger the wildlife here?" Kate asked.
-> Kate _____ if pollution would endanger the wildlife there.
A. told me B. said to me
C. wanted to know D. questions me
2. "Are you enjoying your flight?" the stewardess asked me.
-> The stewardess asked me if I _____ my flight.
A. am enjoying B. was enjoying
C. enjoyed D. would enjoy
3. “Is Ganh Da Dia in Phu Yen Province, Phong?”
-> She asked Phong _____ in Phu Yen Province.
A. was Ganh Da Dia B. if Ganh Da Dia is
C. whether Ganh Da Dia was D. if it is Ganh Da Dia
4. "Can I take a photo inside the cave?" he said to the guide.
-> He _____ the guide if he could take a photo inside the cave.
A. asked B. said
C. advised D. ordered
5. "Is the weather good in Sa Pa in the winter?"
-> She wanted to know _____.
A. was the weather good in Sa Pa in the winter?
B. if the weather is good in Sa Pa in the winter.
C. whether was the weather good in Sa Pa in the winter.
D. if the weather was good in Sa Pa in the winter.
2. Complete the following reported questions.
1. "Are you excited about your upcoming trip to Mui Ne?"
-> He asked the children if they were ___________________.
2. "Do you often meet Angela at school?"
-> She asked us whether we ___________________.
3. "Will you visit Giang Dien Waterfall next week?"
-> She wanted to know if Mark ___________________.
4. "Is Con Dao National Park rich in flora and fauna?"
-> I asked the teacher ___________________.
5. "Can we go to the campsite by bike?"
-> Arthur wanted to know ___________________.
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3. Rewrite the sentences in reported questions.
1. "Are you still working from home?" I asked my dad.
-> _____________________________________________________.
2. "Do you have to pack your suitcase, Anne?" said Mark.
-> _____________________________________________________.
3. Lan: "Are you interested in visiting. Phu Quoc Island, Tom?"
-> _____________________________________________________.
4. "Can we afford to go to Niagara Falls, Mum?" said Kay.
-> _____________________________________________________.
5. "Will they visit Sa Pa and climb Mount Fansipan this summer?"
-> _____________________________________________________.
4. Read the passage and underline the Yes/No questions. Then write them in reported questions.
A tour guide is taking a group of tourists to visit Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia. The guide said to them: "Is it your first time here?" Some said yes and some said no. Olivia asked the guide: "Do the people here live on fishing?" He said most of them did. Then Mark said: "Do their children go to school on land?" "Yes, they do," said the guide.....
-> The guide asked them __________.
5. Work in two groups. Group A gives three direct Yes/No questions. Group B turns them into reported questions. Then they swap roles. The group with more correct answers is the winner.
Example:
Group A: "Is the Atacama Desert in Chile?"
Group B: She asked if the Atacama Desert was in Chile.
