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Reported questions Study these sentences: • His friend asked, “Did you see the snake the next day, doctor?” His friend asked the doctor whether/if he had seen the snake the next day. • The little girl wondered, “Will I be home before the TV show begins?” The little girl wondered if/whether she would be home before the TV show began. • Someone asked, “Why has the thief left the vest behind?” Someone asked why the thief had left the vest behind. The words if/whether are used to report questions which begin with: do, will, can, have, are etc. These questions can be answered ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Questions beginning with why/when/where/how/which/what are reported using these same words. The reporting verbs we use in questions with if/whether/why/when etc. are: ask, inquire and wonder.
Report these questions using if/whether or why/when/where/how/which/what. Remember the italicised verbs change into the past tense. 1. Meena asked her friend, “Do you think your teacher will come today?” 2. David asked his colleague, “Where will you go this summer?” 3. He asked the little boy, “Why are you studying English?” 4. She asked me, “When are we going to leave?” 5. Pran asked me, “Have you finished reading the newspaper?”6. Seema asked her, “How long have you lived here?” 7. Sheila asked the children, “Are you ready to do the work?”
1. Meena asked her friend if she thought her teacher would come that day.
2. David asked his colleague where he would go that summer.
3. He asked the little boy why he was studying English.
4. She asked me when we were going to leave.
5. Pran asked me if I had finished reading the newspaper.
6. Seema asked her how long she had lived there.
7. Sheila asked the children if they were ready to do the work.
Expressions used to show fear
Can you find the expressions in the story that tell you that the author was frightened? Read the story and complete the following sentences.
1. I was turned ___________________________________________________.
2. I sat there holding _______________________________________________.
3. In the light of the lamp I sat there like _______________________________.
1. I was turned to stone. 2. I sat there holding my breath. 3. In the light of the lamp I sat there like a stone image in the flesh.
In the sentences given below some words and expressions are italicised. They variously mean that one
is very frightened.
is too scared to move.
is frightened by something that happens suddenly.
makes another feel frightened.
Match the meanings with the words/expressions in italics, and write the appropriate meaning next to the sentence. The first one has been done for you.
1. I knew a man was following me, I was scared out of my wits. (very frightened)
2. I got a fright when I realised how close I was to the cliff edge.
3. He nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw the bull coming towards him.
4. You really gave me a fright when you crept up behind me like that.
5. Wait until I tell his story — it will make your hair stand on end.
6. Paralysed with fear, the boy faced his abductors.
7. The boy hid behind the door, not moving a muscle.
1. I knew a man was following me, I was scared out of my wits. (very frightened) 2. I got a fright when I realised how close I was to the cliff edge. (frightened by something that happens suddenly) 3. He nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw the bull coming towards him. (very frightened) 4. You really gave me a fright when you crept up behind me like that. (frightened by something that happens suddenly) 5. Wait until I tell his story — it will make your hair stand on end. (makes another feel frightened) 6. Paralysed with fear, the boy faced his abductors. (too scared to move) 7. The boy hid behind the door, not moving a muscle. (too scared to move)
1. I was turned to stone.
2. I was no mere image cut in granite.
3. The arm was beginning to be drained of strength.
4. I tried in my imagination to write in bright letters outside my little heart the words, O God.
5. I didnt tremble. I didn't cry out.
6. I looked into the mirror and smiled. It was an attractive smile.
7. I was suddenly a man of flesh and blood.
8. I was after all a bachelor, and a doctor too on top of it!
9. The fellow had such a sense of cleanliness...! The rascal could have taken it and used it after washing it with soap and water.
10. Was it trying to make an important decision about growing a moustache or using eye shadow and mascara or wearing a vermilion spot on its forehead?
(a) was afraid of the snake – 1. I was turned to stone. 3. The arm was beginning to be drained of strength. 5. I didn’t tremble. I didn’t cry out. (b) was proud of his appearance – 6. I looked into the mirror and smiled. It was an pleasant smile. 8. I was after all a bachelor, and a doctor too on top of it! (c) had a sense of humor – 2. I was no mere image cut in granite. 4. I tried in my imagination to write in bright letters outside my little heart the words, ‘O God’. 7. I was suddenly a man of flesh and blood. 9. The fellow had such a sense of cleanliness…! The rascal could have taken it and used it after washing it with soap and water. 10. Was it trying to make an important decision about growing a moustache or using eye shadow and mascara or wearing a vermilion spot on its forehead? (d) was no longer afraid of the snake – 10. Was it trying to make an important decision about growing a moustache or using eye shadow and mascara or wearing a vermilion spot on its forehead?
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