Professor: Mohamed Boujamaaa Unit Seven: Reported Speech Website www.englishwithsimo.

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✅ Study the following example and decide the types of the questions:
Yes-No Question Wh-Question
Tony: Do you live in Marrakesh? Tony: Where do you live?
Jack: Yes / No Jack: I live in Marrakesh
✅ Study the following example:
Yes-No Question Wh-Question
“Do you live in Marrakesh?” My friend asked me. “Where do you live?” My friend asked me.
My friend asked me ____ _____ ________ in Marrakesh. My friend asked me ______ _____ __________.
…………. + ………………… + …………………………………….. …………. + ………………… + ……………………………………..
Practice Exercise One: Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs and expressions as indicated.
1. “What do you want for dinner?” She asked me
 She asked me ………………… …………… ………………………for dinner.
2. “Where did your father spend the holiday?” He asked me.
 He asked me ………………… …………………………… ……………………………. the holiday.
3. “How will you finish this exercise?” The teacher wondered.
 The teacher wondered ………………… ………………. finish ………………..exercise.
4. “Why are you wasting your time on this app?” My father wanted to know.
 My father wanted to know ………………… ………………. …………………………….. ………… time on ………… app.
5. “What were you doing last night?” She asked me.
 She asked me ………………… ……………….. ………………………………… ……………………….. night.
6. “Where have you been all this time?” He asked me.
 He asked me ………………… ………………. ………………………………….. all …………… time.
7. “What had your son done to this machine?” the husband asked his neighbour.
 The husband asked his neighbour ………………… ……………………………. …………………………… to …………… machine.
8. “Where can we find a nice hotel?” A tourist wanted to know.
 A tourist wanted to know ………………… …………………… ……………………. find a nice hotel.
Practice Exercise One: Rewrite the following sentences as indicated.
1. “Where are you from?” The man asked me
 The man wanted to know ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. “What did you do to this machine?” He asked me
 He asked me ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………,…………..
3. “Where did you study English language” She asked Lena
 She asked Lena ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. “where will the next seminar be organized” They asked
 They asked me ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. “What are you doing this afternoon” She wanted to know
 She wanted to know …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. “What is citizenship”? he asked me
 He asked me ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. “Why did the king come to Marrakesh?” They asked me
 They wanted to know ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. “Why does your phone stop working” He asked me
 He asked me ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. “What is the total budget of this project?” The manager wanted to know.
 The manager wanted to know ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Quiz One: Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the words given (4 points)
1. “I have already read that novel.” Rebecca said.
 Rebecca said …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. “I learned English at a language centre,” Jamal said to his teacher.
 Jamal told his teacher ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. “I will repair the computer,” Harvey said.
 Harvey promised ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. “What do you want for dessert?” The waiter asked me.
 The water asked me ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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