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34 Unit 03 | See it. Want it. Buy it. When you report questions, the word order changes back to that of a statement. Underline what changes apart from the word order in the examples below. 5 Read the reported conversations and circle the correct forms. 1 Rose asked Steve whether he had got / did get the mug for Lizzie’s birthday. Steve replied that he had gone / went into town the Friday before / last, but that the shop assistant tells / had told him that they didn’t have / don’t have them any longer and advised him that try / to try Hebendam’s. But then, Steve said, it had started / start to rain … 2 Dan told Hannah that he had bought / bought some lime green cableyoyos for Mark’s birthday. Hannah asked what Mark had said / did say, and Dan replied that Mark said / had said that he really likes / liked the cableyoyos, but that he himself isn’t / wasn’t so sure. Hannah asked whether the shop didn’t have / hadn’t had them in any other colour, but Dan said that the shop assistant had told / told him that the darker colours were sold out / had been sold out. 3 Lizzie congratulated Mark on coming second in his competition the previous / last weekend and asked whether he is / was satisfied. Mark replied that he had been / was and told her that before the competition, he tore / had torn his silk kit. He said that he asked / had asked a department store to help / that helped him and they mended / had mended it for him tomorrow / the next day. 7 Report the orders, requests and advice using the reporting verbs in brackets. There is more than one correct answer – depending on the perspective you choose. To report orders, requests and advice you use the structure: subject – reporting verb – person – (not) to – verb. 6 M p. 19 Questions 1 “Did you get Lizzie’s present last week?” 2 “Can you mend this by tomorrow?” a Steve’s mother asked him whether he had got Lizzie’s present the previous week. b Mark asked if they could mend his kit by the next day. Orders, requests and advice 1 “Why don’t you try Hebendam’s in town?” 2 “Don’t be scared!” a She told me to try Hebendam’s in town. b She told me not to be scared. 1 “Don’t climb the fence!” (warned) 2 “I think you should go to sleep now.” (advised) 3 “Please don’t bring any food to the school library.” (asked) 4 “Can you come shopping with me?” (asked) 5 “Please pay at the cash desk.” (asked) 6 “Stop it!” (told) 7 “Get up!” (ordered)  See Grammar revisited, Reported speech , p. 170. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv