3. Vocabulary and Grammar
A. Changing Questions in Direct Speech to Indirect Speech
WH- Questions: Wh- questions are the ones that start with question words like what, where, when, why, whose, etc. When changing a wh- question from direct to indirect the following points need to be kept in mind:
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| Direct speech | Indirect Speech |
| Remove Quotation Marks and Question Marks: She asked, "Where are you going?" | She asked where I was going. |
| Change Pronouns: He asked, "What are you doing?" | He asked what I was doing. |
| Change Verb Tense: She asked, "Where is he?" | She asked where he was. |
| No Use of "That": She asked, "When will you arrive?" | She asked when I would arrive. |