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"Are you going to
attend the conference ?" he asked his colleague.
He asked his
colleague whether he was going to attend the conference. |
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"When will you be
coming down to Glaxton again ?" I asked Mrs Harrington. |
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"Will you write
another novel ?" the lady inquired of the writer. |
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"How are you going to
solve this problem ?" the girl asked her brother. |
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"Since we have come
so far, why should we turn back ?" the soldier demanded of his
friend. |
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"Where am I?" he
asked himself bewilderedly. "What has happened ?" |
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"Shall I do it or
shall I ask someone else to do it ?" he wondered. |
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"What are you going
to do with all these tools ?" his wife inquired curiously. |
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He wondered, "Where
has everyone gone ? Why is there no sign of life here ?" |
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She asked me, "How
old are you ? Are you working ?" |
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"Wouldn't you like to
be as free as a bird ?" I asked her. |
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The policeman said,
"Would you mind if I examined the boot of your car ?" |
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"Are you leaving on
Tuesday or on Wednesday ?" his sister inquired. |
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"Did you hear
anything interesting at the meeting ?" he wanted to know. |
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The instructor in
First Aid said, "Peter, what would you do for a near-drowning
victim ?" |
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"Where have you been
hiding yourself ?" his elder brother asked him impatiently. |
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"What happened ?" her
mother asked her anxiously. "Why are you crying ?" |
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"When shall we ever
meet again ?" he asked. |
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"Do you find the room
stuffy ?" asked the boy. "Shall I open the windows ?" |
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"Have you anything to
do this evening ?" I asked her. "Will you have dinner with us ?" |
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"How are both of you
going ?" the lady asked us. "Are you going to take a bus or a
taxi ?" |
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Answers |
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I asked Mrs
Harrington when she would be going down to Glaxton again. |
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The lady inquired of
the writer if he would write another novel. |
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The girl asked her
brother how he was going to solve that problem. |
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The soldier demanded
of his friend why they should turn back as they had already gone
quite far. |
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He asked himself
bewilderedly where he was and what had happened. |
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He wondered whether
he should do it or ask someone else to do it. |
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His wife curiously
inquired what he was going to do with all those tools. |
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He wondered where
everyone had gone and why there was no sign o life there. |
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She asked me how old
I was and whether I was working. |
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I asked her if she
would like to be as free as a bird. |
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The policeman asked
if I would mind his examining the boot of the car. |
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His sister inquired
if he was leaving on Tuesday or Wednesday. |
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He wanted to know if
I had heard anything interesting at the meeting. |
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The instructor in
First Aid asked Peter what he would do for a near-drowning
victim. |
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His elder brother
asked him impatiently where he had been hiding himself. |
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Her mother asked her
what had happened and why she was crying. |
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He asked when they
should ever meet again. |
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The boy asked whether
I found the room stuffy and if he should open the windows. |
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I asked her whether
she had anything to do that evening and if she would have dinner
with us. |
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The lady asked us how
we were both going and whether we were going to take a bus or a
taxi. |
