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Rewrite the following
sentences as Indirect Questions. Use suitable introductory
verbs, and remember to change the position of the words, the
tenses, etc. |
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"What are you doing
here at this time of the day ?" I asked him.
I asked him what he was doing there at that time of the day. |
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"Who is that at the door ?" my
mother wanted to know. |
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I shall ask them, "When do these
shops close every night ?" |
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"What are they arguing about over
there ?" I asked Peter. |
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Sally inquired of them, "How do you
go to the office every morning ?" |
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The policeman asked, "What was the
time when you left the house, Mr Brown ?" |
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"Tell us," we said to them, "why
did you go out so late last night ?" |
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"When will you boys be able to get
ready to go out for dinner ?" she asked. |
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"How could they have got in when
every window and door was locked ?" they asked themselves. |
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The gardener asked Mr Jones, "What
shall I sue to cut the grass since the lawn-mower is out of
order ?" |
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"When is the airplane bound for
London supposed to arrive here?" Cecilia asked. |
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She inquired loudly of the
children, "Now, who is going to accompany me to the market ?" |
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"Which of these dresses do you like
best, Mrs Smith ?" asked the salesgirl. |
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"Where did you place the money I
handed to you yesterday ?" she asked her brother. |
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"How could anyone escape from such
a well-guarded prison ?" the prison warden wondered. |
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"When are they supposed to come ?"
said the little boy to his mother. "And how are they coming ?" |
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Answers |
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My mother wanted to know who that
was at the door. |
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I shall ask them when those shops
close every night. |
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I asked Peter what they were
arguing about over there. |
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Sally asked them how they go to the
office every morning. |
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The policeman asked Mr Brown what
the time was when he left the house. |
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We asked them to tell us why they
went out so late the previous night. |
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She asked the boys when they would
be able to get ready to go out for dinner. |
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They wondered how they could have
got in when every window and door had been locked. |
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The gardener asked Mr Jones what he
should use to cut the grass since the lawn-mower was out of
order. |
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Cecilia asked him when the airplane
bound for London was supposed to arrive there. |
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She asked the children loudly who
was going to accompany her to the market. |
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The salesgirl asked Mrs Smith which
of those dresses she liked best. |
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She asked her brother where he had
placed the money she had handed to him the day before. |
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The prison warden wondered how
anyone could have escaped from such a well-guarded prison |
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The little boy asked his mother
when they were supposed to come ad how they were coming. |
