Question 41
EasyOriginal questionChoose the indirect speech of this sentence.
He said to me, "Are you ready?"
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer A
Correct answer: A
Explanation
A yes-or-no question becomes "asked" + "if" or "whether", in the order of a statement: "He asked me whether I was ready."
Worth noting
"Whether was I ready" keeps the question's order. Once reported, it is not a question any more.
- Concept
- A yes-or-no question in reported speech
- Typical timeTypical
- 45 s
- Your timeYours
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