Reported Speech
Questions and Commans
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Commands
•„Do it!“ he told them.
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•He told them to do it.
•- usage of infinitive
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•„Don’t do it!“ he told them.
•He told them not to do it
•Not is always moved in front of the infinitive, never in shorter form
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Questions
•Two forms:
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•Yes/No questions:
•„Do you want ice-cream?“ he asked her.
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•He asked if/whether she wanted an ice-cream.
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•= uses if or whether and does NOT use question word order
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Questions
•Questions with question words:
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•„Where are you going?“ he asked her.
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•He asked her where she was going.
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•= repeats the pronoun, does NOT use question word order.
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