Question

Reported speech and questions 1. "Mum is talking on thephone" he said2. "I speak Chinese well" she said.3. "Has Paul moved to his new flat?" he asked.4. "When did Mary buy her car?" she asked me.Indirect request5. " How far is the train station?"​

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. he said that his mum was talking on telephone

2. she said that she spoke Chinese well

3. he asked had Paul moved to his new flat

4. she asked me when had mary buy her car

5. how far the train station is?

Answer 2

Sure, here are the reported speech versions of the given sentences:

1. He said that Mum was talking on the phone.
2. She said that she spoke Chinese well.
3. He asked if Paul had moved to his new flat.
4. She asked me when Mary had bought her car.

And for the indirect request:

5. She asked how far the train station was.

In reported speech, we often change the tense of the verb and the pronouns to make the statement or question fit into the context of the reporting sentence. Additionally, when transforming direct questions into reported speech, we typically use "if" or "whether" to introduce the indirect question.