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    Rewrite the following as indirect questions.
     
   

"Where did you buy your pen ?" he enquired.

He enquired where I had bought my pen.

     
1.   "Where shall we go for our holidays ?" the children asked their father eagerly.
2.   He said, "How's your mother ?"
3.   "Did you hear what that man said ?" Paul asked me.
4.   The student enquired, "What is the best way to answer this question ?"
5.   "Have you anything else to tell me ?" the lawyer asked his client.
6.   She wondered, "Why can nobody ever be satisfied ?"
7.   "Tell me, young man, is your father at home ?" the stranger enquired.
8.   "Will you wait for me if I'm a bit late ?" she asked her friend.
9.   "Who shall be the leading actress in our play ?" the monitor asked.
10.   The money-lender asked, "Do you intend to repay all your debts ?"
11.   "Where shall I go now ?" the traveler wondered.
12.   "Have you anything to say in favor of the accused ?" the magistrate asked the witness.
13.   "When did you last see him ?" the inspector asked her.
14.   "Are you not ashamed of your behavior, son ?" the farmer asked.
15.   "To whom shall I go for help ?" the girl asked herself desperately.
16.   "Won't you go there with me ?" he asked his friend.
17.   "What questions are we supposed to answer ?" he asked me.
18.   He enquired, "Which way did the pickpocket go ?"
19.   "Why are you crying ?" Mary asked Stella.
20.   "Since I have no money, where can I stay for the night ?" he wondered.
     

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1.   The children asked their father eagerly where they should go for their holidays.
2.   He asked me how my mother was.
3.   Paul asked me if/whether I had heard what that man said.
4.   The student enquired what the best way to answer that question was.
5.   The lawyer asked his client if/whether he had anything else to tell him.
6.   She wondered why nobody can ever be satisfied.
7.   The stranger enquired of the young man whether his father was home.
8.   She asked her friend if/whether she would wait for her if she was a bit late.
9.   The monitor asked who should be the leading lady in their play.
10.   The money-lender asked if/whether I intended to repay all my debts.
11.   The traveler wondered where he should go then.
12.   The magistrate asked the witness if/whether he had anything to say in favor of the accused.
13.   The inspector asked her when she had last seen him.
14.   The farmer asked the boy if/whether he was not ashamed of his behavior.
15.   The girl wondered desperately whom she should go to for help.
16.   He asked his friend if/whether he would go there with him.
17.   He asked me what questions we were supposed to answer.
18.   He enquired which way the pickpocket had gone.
19.   Mary asked Stella why she was crying.
20.   He wondered where he could stay for the night since he had no money.
 
 
 

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