In your notebook, rewrite questions 1-5 in
the reported speech.
Eric: Why did you become a scientist?
Martha: What problems will science help
to solve in the future?
Daniel: Have you made any interesting
discoveries recently?
Tina: Are you doing any important
research?
Mark: What can teachers do to make
science more interesting for students?
1 Eric asked the professor
2 Martha asked him
3 Daniel asked him
4 Tina asked
5 Mark asked
the reported speech.
Eric: Why did you become a scientist?
Martha: What problems will science help
to solve in the future?
Daniel: Have you made any interesting
discoveries recently?
Tina: Are you doing any important
research?
Mark: What can teachers do to make
science more interesting for students?
1 Eric asked the professor
2 Martha asked him
3 Daniel asked him
4 Tina asked
5 Mark asked
Odpowiedź:
Wyjaśnienie:
1. Eric asked the professor why he had become a scientist.
2. Martha asked him what problems science would help to solve in the future.
3. Daniel asked him if he had made any interesting discoveries recently.
4. Tina asked if I/we were doing any important research.
5. Mark asked what teachers could do to make science more interesting for students.
Pytania pośrednie (Indirect questions) stosujemy, aby w uprzejmy sposób zadać komuś pytanie.
W pytaniach pośrednich konstrukcja zdania pytającego zostaje zmieniona na konstrukcję zdania twierdzącego.
Należy pamiętać o następstwie czasów.