38 Unit 03 | See it. Want it. Buy it. When reporting questions, the sentence structure changes to that of a statement. In the examples below, underline what changes apart from the word order. LANGUAGE 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. 2 Jedrek asked Lizzie what she had bought / bought for Hannah’s birthday. Lizzie told him that she ordered / had ordered a flash drive in the shape of Hannah’s name and that she hoped / had hoped that Hannah will not / would not lose it again. She also complained that it hasn’t arrived / hadn’t arrived yet even though she has ordered / had ordered it three weeks ago. 3 Lizzie congratulated Marc on coming second in his competition the previous / last weekend. Marc 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 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 Marc 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. 176. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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