2014-07-21 Structure: indirect speech test

Homework: p. 185
1 I asked her why she thought that
2 she thought we could move him
3 I told her that I agreed... / I said that I agreed...
4 He said that he hated... / He told me that he hated...
5 Whenever I ask him if he has his homework done,...
6 he asks us why we didn't let him change sooner.
7 I do need to ask if you are coming for the holidays.
    ^^ = emphatic "do" - to emphasize that it's affirmative
I don't know the answer, but I do know where you can find it.
Handout sentences
1 The speaker announced that the concert in the park would begin at 8:00.
2 The customer complained that his new radio didn't work.
3 The weathercaster predicted that they/we would not get any rain that night. (weathercaster = meteorologist)
4 Jim replied that he didn't know the answer.
5 The instructor explained (to me) that the answer and explanations were in Chapter 4 of my/our text.
6 The president declared that his administration would cut taxes in that country.
7 Their mother promised that she would take them to the movies after dinner.
8 The little boy denied eating all the cookies.
  The little boy denied that he had eaten all the cookies.
9 The instructor mentioned that the midterm exam was going to be in two weeks.
10 The commentator stated that that station would present a special report on the president's speech.
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She said, "This had more water in it before."
-> She said that that had had more water in it before.

I knew that that "that that" had had "had had" after it.
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Rewrite these sentences correctly:
1 The student asked her counselor which class she should to take.
...she should take
2 I'm not sure if or not we will buy a new car this year.
             whether
3 Can you tell me what time does the concert start?
                  what time the concert starts?
4 Marcos knows if that I am going to ride to Vancouver with him.           if/that
5 Marcy asked the clerk how much the bag does cost?
                        how much the bag cost(s).
6 How many times a month  you visit your grandparents?
                        do
7 That Jordan was angry it was obvious.
  That Jordan was angry was obvious.
  It was obvious that Jordan was angry.
8 I wonder is it supposed to rain tomorrow.
          if it is

Rewrite these sentences with indirect speech:
9  She said, "The movie was worth seeing."
   She said that the movie had been worth seeing.
10 The doctor asked me, "How have you been sleeping?"
   The doctor asked me how I had been sleeping.
11 Bob asked me, "Do you think you'll go to the play on Saturday?"
   Bob asked me if I thought I would go to the play on Saturday.
12 Mrs. Jones asked, "What are you studying, Peter?"
   Mrs. Jones asked what Peter was studying.
13 "I might be home late tonight," said James.
   James said that he might be home late that night.
14 Marion said, "My husband gave me a beautiful ring for my birthday."
   Marion said that her husband had given her a beautiful ring for her birthday.
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She asked about what he was studying.
= She asked (detailed) questions related to his studies.

She asked what he was studying.
= She asked, "What are you studying?"
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-ever words

whoever: anyone, it's not important who
"Give this message to whoever calls." (whomever)

however: any way, it doesn't matter how
"You can do it however you want."

*Please tell me however to get to the bank.

I cook dinner whenever I get home. (happens many times)
*I cooked dinner whenever I got home yesterday. (only once)

whatever, wherever, (whyever = for whatever reason), whichever, (whosever)
"This book needs to be put away, whosever it is."
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http://books.google.com/ngrams - to see which word or phrase is more common than another one