Interrogative Sentence (?)
Rule 1: We use ask(ed) / want(ed) to know / enquire(ed) in the Indirect Speech in the place of ‘said’ / ‘said to’ and we don’t change the Interrogative Pronouns / the Interrogative Adjectives / the Interrogative Adverbs for transformation.
My mother said to me, “How are you now?”
My mother asked me how I was then.
“Where are you staying next week?”, my friend said to me.
My friend wanted to know where I was staying the following week.
Note: Who, where, which, when, how, why, what, whom, whose and the rest are the Interrogative Pronouns / Interrogative Adjectives / Interrogative Adverbs.
Rule 2: If any Interrogative Sentence commences with just an Auxiliary Verb rather than the Interrogative Pronouns / Adjectives / Adverbs, we use if / whether.
My teacher said to me, “Are you making a noise?”
My teacher asked me if or whether I was making a noise.
The noble man said to the poor man, “Have you taken anything for lunch?”
The noble man asked the poor man if he had taken anything for lunch.
Borney said to me, “Do you want to help me?”
Borney asked me if I wanted to help her.
Note: ‘Whether’ is more formal than ‘If’. Either of them can be used but ‘whether’ is preferable when there is a matter of choice.
Note: ‘Do’, ‘Does’ and ‘Did’ are removed in the Indirect Speech if they are used as Auxiliary.
Rule 3: If there is a Present participle phrase with the reporting verb, it will come in front of the reporting verb in doing the indirect speech. But if it is not present participle phrase then the position of it will remain unchanged.
“Are you brothers?” asked the mistress of the house turning to the Dervishes.
Turning to the Dervishes the Mistress of the house asked if they were brothers.
Note: Here in it, we don’t use that in the Indirect Speech when we leave out comma quotations.
Narration Worksheet 1.1
Interrogative sentence
Direct Speech
The man said to me, “Do you know where he lives?”
The man said, “Do you know who I am?”
Rahman said to Shamim, “Do you hear me?”
He said to me, “Do you know my friend?”
Arif sadi to me, “Do you want my help?”
I said to them, “Do you have any problem?”
“Do you want a single or double room?’ the receptionist said to the tourist.
Mr Ahmed said to the students, “Do you know that gardening is a very hard work?”
Mother said to me, “Do you hear me?”
I said to the man, “Do you know anybody here?”
He said to me, “Don’t you do your duty?”
He said to me, “Do you know me?”
I said to him, “Do you know me?”
He said to me, “Do you know my friend?”
I said to the man, “Do you know anybody here?”
I said to Mahmud, “ Do you like to read poetry?”
“Do you want to use that piece of land?”Mr Ahmed said to his students.
A hawker said to me, “Do you want any newspaper?”
He said to his friend, “Do you like to read novels?”
The old man said to me, “Do you know the way to the hospital?”
Rahim said to me, “Do you like it?”
The teacher said to the students, “Don’t you understand what I discussed in the class?”
I said to Mahmud, “ Do you like to read poetry?”
We said to her, “Are you conscious?”
The boy said to me, “Is not poverty a curse?”
Raju said to me, “Are you my friend?”
He said to me, “Are you reading my book?”
He said to me, Are you eating banana?”
Amin said to Hasan, “Aren’t you coming to my house today?”
Mother said to me, “Are you going to school now?”
He said to me, “Are you reading any book?”
Father said to him, “Are you serious with your study?”
My friend said to me, “Are we not going to the zoo tomorrow?”
He said to me, “Are you well?”
He said to me, “Are you ill?”
He said to me, “Are you happy?”
Bulbul said to Kazol, “Did you go there in time?”
She said to me, “Did you write to me?”
The Policeman said to me, “Did you see the accident?”
My father said to me, “Did you go to school yesterday?”
I said to him, “Did you come here yesterday?”
Father said to me, “Did you do the work?”
He said to me, “Did you write the paragraph?”
I said to her, “Did you do the work?”
Badhan said to Balam, “Did you go there in time?”
He said to me, “Were you reading a book?”
He said to me, “Were you ill?”
I said to him, “Were you playing in the rain.”
He said to you, “Were you ill?”
You said to me, “Will you come to my house in the evening?”
Mother said to me, “Will you go to school?”
He said to us, “Will you listen to such a fool?”
“Will you return the book?” He said to me.
Premul said to his sister, “Will you go to school?”
I said to her, “Will you not appear at the JSC examination?”
Runa said to Sumi, “Will you meet me tomorrow?”
I said to her, “Will you go to school tomorrow?”
The man said to the man, “Will you tell me the process of opening a bank account?
I said to her, “Will you not appear at the final examination?”
Anwar said to his sister, “Will you go to school?”
He said to me, “Will you return the book to me?”
Mother said to Nasima, “Will you give me a drink?”
I said to the headmaster, “Will you grant me a full free studentship?”
Seuly said to her father, “Will you buy me a new dress?”
Rakib said to me, “Will you lend me a book for today?”
Runa said to Sumi, “Will you meet me tomorrow?”
He said to me, “Will you go to school today?”
“Shall we go and help her,” Anwar said to Mrs Salam.
They said to us, “Will you help us?”
He said to me, “Have you done your home work?”
He said to me, “Have you done your duty?”
The boy said to his friend, “Have you done the sum?”
Rahman has said to Milton, “Have you seen this movie?”
Raju said to me, “Have you taken my pen?”
He said to me, “Haven’t you finished the work?”
Najma said to him, “Have you taken my pen?”
Ruma said to Lima, “Have you ever been to Cox’s Bazer?”
He said to me, “Have you eaten rice?”
He said to me, “Haven’t you finished work?”
The teacher said to the students, “Have you learnt your lesson?”
Mother said to her daughter, “Have you taken the book?”
Father said to me, “Have you finished your home work?”
You said to me, “Have you heard the news of the accident?”
We said to them, “Have you seen the man going?”
“Have you ever been to Dhaka,Kashem” Anwar said.
The teacher said to Ratan, “Have you done your English lesson today?”
The teacher said, “Have you done home work?”
Jamal said to Sumon, “Have you finished reading the book?”
The old man said to the maid, “Can you give me some food?”
The teacher said to the students, “Can anyone give the correct answer of this question?”
Mr Ant said to his wife, “Can you help Mr Grasshopper?
The boy said to me, “Can you show me the way?”
WH Question
The man said to the driver, “Why do you drive recklessly?”
He said to them, “Why do you look so sad?”
You said to me, “Why do you always keep bad company?”
Father said to me, “Why don’t you read carefully?”
The old man said to his sons, “Why do you quarrel always?”
You said to me, “Why do you always keep evil company?”
They said to us, “Why did you write those letters.?
Mina said to Raju, “Why did you leave the place earlier?”
The man said to him,”Why are you crying?”
She said to him, “Why have you come here?”
Mother said to her son, “Why are you late?”
My sister said to me, “Why are you sitting alone in your room at this hour?”
He said to the stranger, “Why have you come here?”
The teacher said to the student, “Why were you absent from school yesterday?”
I said to them, “Why are you here for so long?”
Rima said to Ploy, “Why are you so nervous?”
The oldman said to his sons, “Why are you so sad?”
Father said to his son, “Why are you making so late?”
You said to me, “Why have you come?”
Karim said to me, “Why did you call me?”
He said to me, “Why did you go there?”
He said to her, “Why did you come here?”
My mother said to me, “Why did you not go to school yesterday?”
Father said to his son, “Why are you making late?”
Father said to the son, “Why did you not go to school yesterday?”
He said to me, Why have you struck him?”
The teacher said to the student, “Why did you not come to school yesterday?”
He said to me, “Why are you reading the book?”
Mrs Salam said to Anwar, “Why have you been running?”
Tareq said to Rafiq, “Why did you not go to school yesterday?”
The teacher said to the boys, “Why are you making a noise?”
He said to me, “Why did you come here?”
He said to the woman, “ Where do you live in?”
He will say, “Where are you coming from?”
He said to me, “Where did you go yesterday?”
I said to Muaz, “When will you come back?”
He said to me, “When will the train leave?”
Father said to me, “When did you do it?”
The passenger said to the porter, “When will the train arrive?”
Father said to me, “When did you do it?”
He said to you, “ When will you start for Chittagong?”
Mother said to me, “When will you return?
He said to me, “When will you go home?”
He said to me, “When will the next train come?”
The passenger said to the porter, “When will the train arrive?”
They said to us, “When will you return home?”
He said to a co-passenger, “When will the next train come?”
I said to her, “When will you go home?”
He said to me, “How are you?”
She said to her father, “How was mother last week?”
Sima said to Mim, “How long have you worked here?”
The lady said to the taxi driver, “How long will it take to get to the station?”
He said to me, “How long are you waiting for me?”
He said to me, “How have you done this?”
He said to me, “How did you do it?”
I said to Ria, “How were you?”
Rakib said to Raju, “How are you today?”
Father said to me, “How did you do the work?”
The old man said to me, “How long have you been staying here?”
They said to me, “How can we overcome the crisis?”
She said to me, “Who are you and what do you want?”
Mousumi said to the boy, “Who are you?”
He said to the stranger, “Who are you and what do you want?”
Sumi said to Badhan, “Who is your favourite teacher?”
He said to her, “Who are you?”
Father said to me, “Whom are you taking to?”
My uncle said to me, “What will you do after your examination finishes?”
He said to me, “What is your name?”
The old man said to me, “What is your name?”
He said to me, “What do you intend to play me.”
Ali said to me, “What are you looking for here?”
I said to her, “What shall I do for her?”
Suruj Ali said to his master, “What’s the matter,Sir?”
He said to me, “What colour do you like?”
He said to me, “What are you doing now?”
I said to the salesman, “What’s the price of of the shirt?”
Mr Ahmed said to the students, “What do you know about gardening?”
Anwar said to Mrs Amin, “What kinds of stories did Aesop tell?”
The teacher said to me, “What is your roll number?”
Rima said to me, “What are you doing?”
They said to him, “What is your name?”
He said to the girl, “What is your name?”
The old man said to the girl, “What is your name?”
I said to the salesman, “What’s the price of this shirt?”
Ali said to me, “What are you looking for here?”
He said to me, “What do you want?”
He said to his father, “What are you doing?”
Mother said to her daughter, “What will you do the next day?”
I said to him, “What will you do after the examination?”
He said to the boy, “What is your father’s name?”
The man said to me, “What class do you read in and which book do you want?”
Mr Ahmed said to the students, “What do you know about gardening?”
I said to him, “What will you do after the examination?”
A stranger said to him, “What is your name?”
Karim said to his sister, “What are you doing there?”
My father said to me, “What are you doing now?”
I said to Rahim, “What will you do after your exam?”
He said to me, “What do you want?”
He said to me, “What is the time by your watch?”
He said to me, “What’s your name?”
Narration Worksheet 1.2 Answer
Interrogative Sentence
Indirect Speech
The man asked me if I knew where he lived.
The man asked if I knew who he was.
Rahman asked Shamim if he(S) heard him.(R).
He asked me if I knew his friend.
Arif asked me if I wantedhis help.
I asked them if they hadany problem.
The receptionist asked the tourist if he wanted a single or double room.
Mr Ahmed asked the students if they knew thatgardening was a very hard work.
Mother asked me if I heard her.
I asked the man if he knewanybody there.
He asked me if I did not domy duty.
He asked me if I knew him.
I asked him if he knew me.
He asked me if I knew his friend.
I asked the man if he knewanybody there.
I asked Mahmud if he (M) liked to read Poetry.
Mr Ahmed asked the students if they wanted to use that piece of land.
A hawker asked me if I wanted any newspaper.
He asked his friend if he (F) liked to read novels.
The old man asked me if I knew the way to the hospital.
Rahim asked me if I likedit.
The teacher asked the students if they didn’tunderstand what he discussed in class.
I asked Mahmud if he (M) liked to read Poetry.
We asked her if she wasconscious.
The boy asked me ifpoverty was not a curse.
Raju asked me if I was his friend.
He asked me if I was reading his book.
He asked me if I waseating banana.
Amin asked Hasan if he was going to his housethat day.
Mother asked me if I wasgoing to school then.
He asked if I was reading any book.
Father asked him if he wasserious with his studies.
My friend asked me if we were not going to the zoothe next day.
He asked me if I was well.
He asked me if I was ill.
He asked me if I was happy.
Bulbul asked Kazol if he(K) had gone there in time.
She asked me if I had written to her.
The Policeman asked me if I had seen the accident.
My father asked me if I had gone to school the previous day.
I asked him if he had come there the previous day.
Father asked me if I haddone the work.
He asked me if I hadwritten the paragraph.
I asked her if she had done the work.
Badhan asked Balam if he had gone there in time.
He asked me if I had beenreading a book.
He asked me if I had beenill.
I asked him if he wasplaying in the rain.
He asked you if you had been ill.
You asked me if I would go to your house in the evening.
Mother asked me if I would go to school.
He asked me if I would listen to such a fool.
He asked me if I wouldreturn the book to him.
Premul asked his sister if she would go to school.
I asked her if she wouldappear at the JSC Examination.
Runa asked Sumi if she (S) would meet her (R) the next day.
I asked her if she would go to school the next day.
The manager asked the man if he would tell him(m) the process of opening a bank account.
I asked her if she wouldnot appear at the final examination.
Anwar asked his sister if she would go to school.
He asked me if I would return the book to him.
Mother asked Nasim if she (N) would give her (M) a drink.
I asked the headmaster if he would grant me a full free studentship.
Sheuly asked her father if he would buy her a new dress.
Raqib asked me if I would lend him a book for that day.
Runa asked Sumi if she (Sumi) would meet him (Runa) the next day.
He asked me if I would go to school that day.
Anwar asked Mrs Salam if they would go and help her.
They asked us if we would help them.
He asked me if I have done my home work.
He asked me if I had done my duty.
The boy asked his friend if he had done the sum.
Rahman has asked Milton if he (Milton) had seen that movie.
Raju asked me if I had taken his (R) pen.
He asked me if I had not finished the work.
Najma asked him if he had taken her pen.
Ruma asked Lima if she (L) had ever been to Cox’s Bazer
He asked me if I had eaten rice.
He asked me if I had finished the work or not.
The teacher asked the students if they had learnt their lesson
Mother asked her daughter if she had taken the book.
Father asked me if I had finished my home work.
She asked me if I had heard the news of the accident.
We asked them if they had seen the man going.
Anwar asked Kashem if he had ever been to Dhaka.
The teacher asked Ratan if he had done his English lesson that day.
The teacher asked if I had done home work.
Jamal asked Sumon if he (S) had finished reading the book.
The old man asked the maid if she could give him some food.
The teacher asked the students if anyone could give the correct answer of that question.
Mr Ant asked his wife if she could help Mr Grasshopper.
The boy asked me if I could show him the way.
WH Question
The man asked the driver why he drove recklessly.
He asked them why they looked so sad.
You asked me why I always kept bad company.
Father asked me why I didn’t read carefully.
The old man asked his sons why they always quarreled.
You asked me why I always kept bad company.
They asked us why we had written those letters.
Mina asked Raju why she had left the place earlier.
The man asked him why he was crying.
She asked him why he had come there.
Mother asked her son why he was late.
My sister asked me why I was sitting alone in my room at this hour.
He asked the stranger why he had gone there.
The teacher asked the student why I had been absent from school the previous day.
I asked them why they were there for so long.
Rima asked Poly why she was so nervous.
The old man asked his sons why they were so nervous.
Father asked his son why he was making so late.
You asked me why I hadgone.
Karim asked me why I hadcalled him.
He asked me why I hadnot gone there.
He asked her why she had gone there.
My Mother asked me why I had not gone to school the previous day.
Father asked the son why he was making late.
Father asked the son whyhe had not gone to schoolthe previous day.
He asked me why I hadstruck him.
The teacher asked the student why he had not gone to school the previous day.
He asked me why I was reading the book.
Mrs salam asked Anwar why he had been running.
Tareq asked Rafiq why he had gone to school the previous day.
The teacher asked the boys why they were making a noise.
He asked me why I had not gone there.
He asked the woman where she lived in.
He will ask where I amgoing from.
He asked me where I had gone the previous day.
I asked Muaz when he would go back.
He asked me when the train would leave.
Father asked me when I had done it.
The Passenger asked the porter when the train would leave.
Father asked me when I had done it.
He asked you when you would start for Chittagong.
Mother asked me when I would return.
He asked me when I would go home.
He asked me when the next letter would go.
The passenger asked the porter when the train would arrive.
They asked me when we would return home.
He asked a co –passenger when the next train would come.
I asked her when she would go home.
He asked me how I was.
She asked her father how mother had been the previous week.
Sima asked Mim how long he had worked there.
The lady asked the taxi driver how long it would take to get the station.
He asked me how long I was waiting for him.
He asked me how I had done this.
He asked me how he had done it.
I asked Ria how she (R) had been.
Rakib asked Raja how he (R) was that day.
Father asked how I had done the work.
The old man asked me how long I had been staying there.
They asked me how they could overcome the crisis.
She asked me who I was and what I wanted.
Mousumi asked the boy whohe was.
He asked the stranger who he was and what he wanted.
Sumi asked Badhan who his favourite teacher was.
He asked her who she was.
Father asked me whom I was looking to.
My uncle asked me what I would do after my exam finished.
He asked me what my name was.
The old man asked me what my name was.
He asked me what he intended to play him.
Ali asked me what I was looking for there.
I asked her what I should do for her.
Suruj Ali asked his master respectfully what the matter was.
He asked me what colour I liked.
He asked me what I was doing then.
I asked the salesman what the price of that shirt was.
Mr Ahmed asked the students what they knew about gardening.
Anwar asked Mrs Amin what kinds of stores Aseop had told.
The teacher asked me what my roll numer was.
Rina asked me what I wasdoing.
They asked him what his name was.
He asked the girl what hername was.
The old man asked the girlwhat her name was.
I asked the salesman what the price of that shirt was.
Ali asked what I was looking for there.
He asked me what I wanted.
He asked his father what he (F) was doing.
Mother asked her daughter what she would do the next day.
I asked him what he would do after his examination.
He asked the boy what his father’s name was.
The man asked me what class I read in and which book I wanted.
Mr Ahmed asked the students what they knew about gardening.
I asked him what he would do after the examination.
A stranger asked him what his name was.
Karim asked his sister what she was doing there.
My father asked me what I was doing then.
I asked Rahim what he would do after his exam.
He asked me what I wanted.
He asked me what the time was by my watch.
He asked me what my name was.
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