Question

Paul asked me: "Will you visit Tom with me tomorrow?" Paul asked me if I would visit Tom with him tomorrow. Paul asked me would I visit Tom with him the next day. When we report a question, we change the word order of the question – we turn it into the statement. Speech reports consist of two parts: the reporting clause and the reported clause. When we report yes/no questions we use the conjunctions ‘if’ or ‘whether’ after the reporting clause: ask(-s/- ed) + if/whether. We make the same changes in tense, pronouns and time and place words as for reported statements. If the reporting clause is in the Simple Past, we usually need to change the tenses: Monica asked: “Does George work inMexico?” → Monica asked if/whether George worked in Mexico.In the test sentence the reporting clause is in the past: ‘Paul asked me…’, therefore, we need to change ‘will’into ‘would’ and ‘tomorrow’ into ‘the next day’ or ‘the following day”, remembering about the statement word order. Thus, we are to choose ANSWER 3.

Accepted Answer

Paul asked me would I visit Tom with him tomorrow. Paul asked me if I would visit Tom with him the next day. c

Question	Paul asked me: "Will you visit Tom with me tomorrow?"
A	Paul asked me would I visit Tom with him tomorrow.
B	Paul asked me if I would visit Tom with him tomorrow.
C	Paul asked me if I would visit Tom with him the next day.
D	Paul asked me would I visit Tom with him the next day.
Answer	c
Remark	When we report a question, we change the word order of the question – we turn it into the statement. Speech reports consist of two parts: the reporting clause and the reported clause. When we report yes/no questions we use the conjunctions ‘if’ or ‘whether’ after the reporting clause: ask(-s/- ed) + if/whether. We make the same changes in tense, pronouns and time and place words as for reported statements. If the reporting clause is in the Simple Past, we usually need to change the tenses: Monica asked: “Does George work inMexico?” → Monica asked if/whether George worked in Mexico.In the test sentence the reporting clause is in the past: ‘Paul asked me…’, therefore, we need to change ‘will’into ‘would’ and ‘tomorrow’ into ‘the next day’ or ‘the following day”, remembering about the statement word order. Thus, we are to choose ANSWER 3.

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