疑问句改为转述句
字词顺序
一般转述疑问句的字词顺序是将主词调到动词前,而且不必再使用 do 或 did:
举例
直述句 | 转述句 |
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"Where does Peter live?" | She asked him where Peter lived. |
"Where are you going?" | She asked where I was going. |
"Why is she crying?" | He asked why she was crying. |
Yes/No 问句
这类问句会用 ask + if / whether + 子句来转述:
举例
直述句 | 转述句 |
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"Do you speak English?" | He asked me if I spoke English. |
"Are you British or American?" | He asked me whether I was British or American. |
"Is it raining?" | She asked if it was raining. |
"Have you got a computer?" | He wanted to know whether I had a computer. |
"Can you type?" | She asked if I could type. |
"Did you come by train?" | He enquired whether I had come by train. |
"Have you been to Bristol before?" | She asked if I had been to Bristol before. |
疑问词
这类问句会用 ask(或其他类似 ask 的动词)+ 疑问词 + 子句来转述。子句含问句的内容,动词要移到最后面,并在必要时改变动词的时态。
举例
直述句 | 转述句 |
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"What is your name?" he asked me. | He asked me what my name was. |
"How old is your mother?", he asked. | He asked how old her mother was. |
The policman said to the boy, "Where do you live?" | The policeman asked the boy where he lived. |
"What time does the train arrive?" she asked. | She asked what time the train arrived. |
"When can we have dinner?" she asked. | She asked when they could have dinner. |
Peter said to John, "Why are you so late?" | Peter asked John why he was so late. |