Question

Rewrite the questions in reported speech. 1 Have you filled in all the forms?' the secretaryasked me.2 'Where were you born?' the interviewer wantedto know.3 Why didn't you enjoy the last Harry Potter novel?'Tony asked James.4 'Why don't you like reading?' Mum asked my sister.5 'Can I flick through the new books?' I asked thelibrarian.​

Answer 1

1. Have you filled in all the forms?' the secretary asked me.

The secretary asked me if I had filled in all the forms.

2 'Where were you born?' the interviewer wanted to know.

The interviewer wanted to know where I was born.

3 Why didn't you enjoy the last Harry Potter novel?'Tony asked James.

Tony asked James why he hadn't enjoyed the last Harry Potter novel.

4 'Why don't you like reading?' Mum asked my sister.

Mum asked my sister why she didn't like reading.

5 'Can I flick through the new books?' I asked the librarian.​

I asked the librarian if I could flick through the new books.

Answer 2

1. The secretary asked me if I had filled in all the forms.
2. The interviewer wanted to know where I had been born.
3. Tony asked James why he hadn't enjoyed the last Harry Potter novel.
4. Mum asked my sister why she didn't like reading.
5. I asked the librarian if I could flick through the new books.