Module 2 unit 10

Travelling.Travel Agency,Hotels.Booking and reserving.

Grammar

Reported speech in questions, in requests, orders.

1 The word order in reported questions is different in reported speech. There is no inversion of subject and auxiliary verb and there is no do/does/did.

E.g. “Why have you come here?” I asked her why she had come here.

“What time is it ?” He wants to know what time it is.

“Where do you live” She asked me where I lived.

Note

We do not use a question mark in a reported question.

We do not use say in reported questions.

E.g. He said, “How old are you?” He asked me how old I am.

2. When a question begins with a verb (not a question word), add if(or whether)

E.g.” Are you married?” She asked him if he was married.

“Did she phone?” He asked me whether she had phoned.

Reported commands, requests, etc.

1.For reported commands, requests, offers, and advice, we use verb+ person +to+ infinitive.

E.g. They told us to go away.

They asked me to look after their cat.

He urged the teachers to go back to work.

Note: Say is not possible. Use ask, told, etc.

2. For negative commands, use not before to.

E.g. He told me not to tell anyone.

We use tell for reported statements and reported commands, but the form is different.

Reported statements

He told me that he was going.

They told us that they were going abroad.

Reported commands.

The police told people to move on.

My parents told me to clean up my room.

1 Make a new sentence from the question in brackets.

1. (Where has Tom gone?) Do you know where Tom has gone?

2. (Where is the post office?) Could you tell me where ---

3. (What's the time?) I wonder ---

4. (What does this word mean?) I want to know ---

5. (What time did they leave?) Do you know ---

6. (Is Sue going out tonight?) I don't know ---

7. (Where does Carol live?) Have you any idea ---

8. (Where did I park the car?) I can't remember ---

9. (Is there a bank near here?) Can you tell me ---

10. (What do you want?) Tell me ---

11. (Why didn't Kay come to the party?) I don't know ---

12. (Do you have to pay to park here?) Do you know ---

13. (Who is that woman?) I've no idea ---

14. (Did Ann receive my letter?) Do you know ---

15. (How far is it to the airport?) Can you tell me ---

2 You are making a phone call. You want to speak to Sue but she isn't there. Somebody else answers the phone. You want to know three things:

(1) Where has she gone? (2) When will she be back? and (3) Did she go out alone?

Complete the conversation:

A: Do you know where ---(1)?

B: Sorry, I've got no idea.

A: Never mind. I don't suppose you know ---(2).

B: No, I'm afraid not.

A: One more thing. Do you happen to know ---(3)?

B: I'm afraid I didn't see her go out.

A: OK. Well, thank you anyway. Goodbye.