Exercise 4.
Rewrite the questions in the reported speech.
The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"
"How do you know that?" she asked me.
"Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.
'Can I borrow your car', my neighbour asked me.
'Can a snake eat a cake?', the boy wondered.
'Did you win the first prize?', I want to know.
'Did the dog bit the boy?', The man asked.
Exercise 5.
Add a question-tag to these sentences:
She likes quiet places, ______________________?
Tom didn’t play the piano, _______________________?
They didn’t hurt the child, _______________________?
There were two car accidents yesterday, _______________________?
Tourists used to come here, ________________________?
You haven’t got a computer, ________________________?
You don’t have to follow him, ________________________?
He has to fill a form, ________________________?
He didn’t have to choose one, _______________________?
He has your ticket, _______________________?
Everything is all right, _______________________?
He has got to leave, ______________________?
Smoking ruins our health, ________________________?
Most people cannot go to Africa, ________________________?
Finding a job isn’t easy, _______________________?
Answers & Comments
The teacher asked who spoke English.
She asked me how I knew that.
My friend asked me whether Caron had talked to Kevin.
My neighbour asked me if he could borrow my car.
The boy wondered if a snake could eat a cake.
I want to know whether you won the first prize.
The man asked whether the dog had bitten the boy.
Exercise 5
She likes quiet places, doesn't she?
Tom didn’t play the piano, did he?
They didn’t hurt the child, did they?
There were two car accidents yesterday, weren't there?
Tourists used to come here, didn't they?
You haven’t got a computer, have you?
You don’t have to follow him, do you?
He has to fill a form, doesn't he?
He didn’t have to choose one, did he?
He has your ticket, doesn't he?
Everything is all right, isn't it?
He has got to leave, hasn't he?
Smoking ruins our health, doesn't it?
Most people cannot go to Africa, can they?
Finding a job isn’t easy, is it?