Замените вопросительные предложения в прямой речи на предло- жения в косвенной речи, произведя необходимые изменения.
1. The professor asked, “Is English law based on common law tradi- tion?”
2. The first-year student asked the professor yesterday, “Do barristers give expert opinions on legal matters?”
3. Tom Brown asked his groupmate, “Why is it important for judges to be independent of the government?”
4. The correspondent asked last week, “How long did it take the FBI experts to perform these scientific examinations?”
5. The defence counsel asked the prosecution, “How many defendants were convicted of illegal weapons possession?”
6. The clerk of the court asked, “Did the defendant plead guilty to any charges?”
7. The head of the court’s press service was asked, “Has the appellate panel found any procedural violations?”
Tom Brown asked his lawyer, “Who backed a request for bail?”
9. The judge was asked at the press conference, “Why was the charge of murder reduced to manslaughter?”
10. The Federal Security Service officer was asked, “When was an explosive device found on board a passenger jet flying from Moscow to Grozny?”