Name Tang Shun Him, Samuel Date: 18/9/2020

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Task: Book 3 Drill 25

Book 3 Drill 25

1. Father asked me if I broke the regulations again.

Direct Speech
Father asked me, ‘Did you break the regulations again?’
‘Did you break the regulations again?’ father asked me.

Reported Speech
Main Clause: Father asked me something.
Subordinate Clause: Did you break the regulations again?
Noun Clause: If I broke the regulations again.
Main Clause + Noun Clause: Father asked me if I broke the regulations again.

2. Leo asked me if I would support that motion in the debate secretly.

Direct Speech
Leo asked me secretly, ‘Will you support this motion in the debate?’
‘Will you support this motion in the debate?’ Leo asked me secretly.

Reported Speech
Main Clause: Leo asked me something secretly.
Subordinate Clause: Will you support this motion in the debate?
Noun Clause: If I would support that motion in the debate.
Main Clause + Noun Clause: Leo asked me if I would support that motion in the debate
secretly.

3. I wondered who suggested going on a picnic to Lantau Island.

Direct Speech
I wondered, ‘Who suggested going on a picnic to Lantau Island?’
‘Who suggested going on a picnic to Lantau Island?’ I wondered.
‘Who suggested going on a picnic to Lantau Island?’ wondered I.

Reported Speech
Main Clause: I wondered something.
Subordinate Clause: Who suggested going on a picnic to Lantau Island?
Noun Clause: Who suggested going on a picnic to Lantau Island.
Main Clause + Noun Clause: I wondered who suggested going on a picnic to Lantau Island.
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Task: Book 3 Drill 25

4. We needed to decide if we should cancel the match in view of such bad weather.

Direct Speech
We needed to decide, ‘Shall we cancel the match in view of such bad weather?’
‘Shall we cancel the match in view of such bad weather?’ we needed to decide.

Reported Speech
Main Clause: We needed to decide something.
Subordinate Clause: Shall we cancel the match in view of such bad weather?
Noun Clause: If we should cancel the match in view of such bad weather.
Main Clause + Noun Clause: We needed to decide if we should cancel the match in view of
such bad weather.

5. The chairman asked how many complaints they received the last month.

Direct Speech
The chairman asked, ‘How many complaints did we receive last month?’
‘How many complaints did we receive last month?’ the chairman asked.
‘How many complaints did we receive last month?’ asked the chairman.

Reported Speech
Main Clause: The chairman asked something.
Subordinate Clause: How many complaints did we receive last month?
Noun Clause: How many complaints they received the last month.
Main Clause + Noun Clause: The chairman asked how many complaints they received the
last month.

6. Jacky asked me if I got to the airport in time for the flight.

Direct Speech
Jacky asked me, ‘Did you get to the airport in time for the flight?’
‘Did you get to the airport in time for the flight?’ Jacky asked me.

Reported Speech
Main Clause: Jacky asked me something.
Subordinate Clause: Did you get to the airport in time for the flight?
Noun Clause: If I got to the airport in time for the flight.
Main Clause + Noun Clause: Jacky asked me if I got to the airport in time for the flight.
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Task: Book 3 Drill 25

7. I was quite interested to find out where the boys would go.

Direct Speech
I was quite interested to find out, ‘Where will the boys go?’
‘Where will the boys go?’ I was quite interested to find out.

Reported Speech
Main Clause: I was quite interested to find out something.
Subordinate Clause: Where will the boys go?
Noun Clause: Where the boys would go.
Main Clause + Noun Clause: I was quite interested to find out where the boys would go.

8. The official enquired if those houses were in good condition.

Direct Speech
The official enquired, ‘Were those houses in good condition?’
‘Were those houses in good condition?’ the official enquired.
‘Were those houses in good condition?’ enquired the official.

Reported Speech
Main Clause: The official enquired something.
Subordinate Clause: Were those houses in good condition?
Noun Clause: If those houses were in good condition.
Main Clause + Noun Clause: The official enquired if those houses were in good condition.

9. Iris was curious to know whatever James said at the meeting.

Direct Speech
Iris was curious to know, ‘Whatever did James say at the meeting?’
‘Whatever did James say at the meeting?’ Iris was curious to know.

Reported Speech
Main Clause: Iris was curious to know something.
Subordinate Clause: Whatever did James say at the meeting?
Noun Clause: Whatever James said at the meeting.
Main Clause + Noun Clause: Iris was curious to know whatever James said at the meeting.
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Task: Book 3 Drill 25

10. The boys wondered if the girls had made up their minds yet.

Direct Speech
The boys wondered, ‘Have the girls made up their minds yet?’
‘Have the girls made up their minds yet?’ The boys wondered.
‘Have the girls made up their minds yet?’ wondered the boys.

Reported Speech
Main Clause: The boys wondered something.
Subordinate Clause: Have the girls made up their minds yet?
Noun Clause: If the girls had made up their minds yet.
Main Clause + Noun Clause: The boys wondered if the girls had made up their minds yet.

11. did not understand why Karen resigned from her good job.

Direct Speech
I did not understand, ‘Karen, why did you resign from your good job?’
‘Karen, why did you resign from your good job?’ I did not understand.

Reported Speech
Main Clause: I did not understand something.
Subordinate Clause: Karen, why did you resign from your good job?
Noun Clause: Why Karen resigned from her good job.
Main Clause + Noun Class: I did not understand why Karen resigned from her good job.