REPORTED SPEECH: QUESTION
(CÂU HỎI GIÁN TIẾP)
Direct
"S + V + (O) : “Aux. V + S + V1 + O….?”
Indirect
S + asked + O + if / whether + S + V + O ….
Ví dụ:
Do you sleep at least eight hours a day?’ the doctor asked him.
→ The doctor asked him if he slept at least eight hours a day
b. Wh – question.
Direct
"S + V + (O): “Wh- + Aux. V + S + V1 + O ?”
Indirect
S + asked + O + Wh- + S + V + O.
Ví dụ:
Our teacher asked us, ‘What are you most worried about?’
->Our teacher asked us what we were most worried about
2. Question words before to-infinitives
Các từ để hỏi “who, what, where, when và how” có thể được sử dụng trước một động từ “ to-infi native” để diễn tả tình huống khó hoặc không chắc chắn.
Một số động từ được dùng trước các từ để hỏi + to infinitive:
ask, wonder, (not) be sure, have no idea, (not) know, (not) decide, (not) tell.
Ví dụ:
I don’t know what I should wear!
→ I don’t know what to wear.
Ví dụ:
Could you tell me where I should sign my name?
→ Could you tell me where to sign my name?
Ví dụ:
‘How should we use this support service?’ they wondered.
→ They wondered/couldn’t tell how to use that support service
Ví dụ:
‘Who should I turn to for help?’ he asked
→ He had no idea who to turn to for help.