III Rewrite the questions as reported questions.
1. ‘Why won’t you come with me to Argentina?’ Miguel asked Kenneth.
2. ‘What can you tell us about the men?’ the police officer asked me.
3. ‘Are you telling me the truth?’ she asked her brother.
4. ‘Does she really think that she has seen a ghost?’ I asked him.
5. ‘When did the robbers start firing their guns?’ the reporter asked me.
6. ‘Why aren’t you listening to me?’ I asked Adam.
7. ‘Why can’t you tell the police what you’ve seen?’ we asked her.
8. ‘Could you come with me to the station?’ he asked her.
9. ‘Are you ready to sail?’ the captain asked the crew.
10. ‘Where are you going tonight?’ my mum asked me.
Explanation: In reported speech, the question word "why" changes to "why + subject + verb" and the verb tense changes from present simple to past simple. The pronoun "you" changes to the pronoun "he/him" to refer to Kenneth.
2. The police officer asked me what I could tell them about the men.
Explanation: In reported speech, the question word "what" remains unchanged. The pronoun "you" changes to "I" and the pronoun "us" changes to "them" to refer to the police officer and the rest of the people he represents.
3. She asked her brother if he was telling her the truth.
Explanation: In reported speech, the question word "are" changes to "if/whether" and the verb tense changes from present continuous to past continuous. The pronoun "you" changes to "he/him" to refer to her brother.
4. I asked him if she really thought that she had seen a ghost.
Explanation: In reported speech, the question word "does" changes to "if/whether" and the verb tense changes from present simple to past simple. The pronoun "she" changes to "she" and the pronoun "you" changes to "he/him" to refer to the person being asked.
5. The reporter asked me when the robbers had started firing their guns.
Explanation: In reported speech, the question word "when" remains unchanged. The verb tense changes from past simple to past perfect simple. The pronoun "you" changes to "me" to refer to the person being asked.
6. I asked Adam why he wasn't listening to me.
Explanation: In reported speech, the question word "why" remains unchanged. The pronoun "you" changes to "he/him" to refer to Adam. The verb tense changes from present continuous to past continuous.
7. We asked her why she couldn't tell the police what she had seen.
Explanation: In reported speech, the question word "why" remains unchanged. The pronoun "you" changes to "she/her" to refer to her. The verb tense changes from present simple to past simple.
8. He asked her if she could come with him to the station.
Explanation: In reported speech, the question word "could" changes to "if/whether" and the verb tense changes from present simple to past simple. The pronoun "you" changes to "she/her" to refer to her.
9. The captain asked the crew if they were ready to sail.
Explanation: In reported speech, the question word "are" changes to "if/whether" and the verb tense changes from present simple to past simple. The pronoun "you" changes to "they/them" to refer to the crew.
10. My mum asked me where I was going that night.
Explanation: In reported speech, the question word "where" remains unchanged. The pronoun "you" changes to "I" to refer to the person being asked. The verb tense changes from present continuous to past continuous.