Вопрос школьника
Read Deb and Ben’s conversation. How do we report: a yes/no question? a wh- question? the imperative?
— Deb asked Ben if/whether he was going to German class.
— Ben asked her what time the lesson was.
— She told him to meet her at 4.
— She told him not to be late.
Ответ от учителя
To report a yes/no question, we use the conjunction «if» or «whether» after the reporting verb. In this conversation, Deb asked Ben if/whether he was going to German class.
To report a wh-question, we use the question word (in this case, «what») and the reporting verb. In this conversation, Ben asked Deb what time the lesson was.
To report the imperative, we use the reporting verb and the infinitive form of the verb. In this conversation, Deb told Ben to meet her at 4 and not to be late.
