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REPORTED QUESTIONS
1) Mandy: "Are the boys reading the book?"
2) Jason: "Who gave you the laptop?"
3) Robert: "Is Tim leaving on Friday?"
4) Daniel: "Will it rain tomorrow?"
5) Jennifer: "Where do you play football today?"
6) Nancy: "Why didn't Nick go to New York last summer?"
7) Barbara: "Must I do my homework this afternoon?"

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David: "John had already gone at six."
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might
mean
someone
always sits with their feet in your direction?
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the book?"
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3) Robert: "Is Tim leaving on Friday?"

4) Daniel: "Will it rain tomorrow?"
5) Jennifer: "Where do you play football today?"
6) Nancy: "Why didn't Nick go to New York last summer?"
7) Barbara: "Must I do my homework this afternoon?"

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