Reported Questions

Reported Questions

​Let's look at some of the questions we came up with last lesson...

How old is Mr Oldacre?

Wh- question:

The journalist asked Inspector Lestrade...

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...how old Mr Oldacre was.​

Reported questions

Were any locks broken?

Yes/No question:

The journalist asked Inspector Lestrade...

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...if/whether any locks had been broken.​

Reported questions

Multiple Choice

How were the marks on the ground made?

The journalist asked the Inspector .....................................................................................

• ...how were the marks on the ground made.

• ...how had been made the marks on the ground

• ...how the marks on the ground had been made.

• ...how the marks on the ground were made.

Multiple Choice

Why did Mr McFarlane visit the victim?

The journalist asked the Inspector .....................................................................................

• ...why had Mr McFarlane visited the victim.

• why Mr McFarlane had visited the victim.

• ...why did Mr McFarlane visit the victim.

• ...if Mr McFarlane had visited the victim.

Multiple Select

Where was the safe?

The journalist asked the Inspector .....................................................................................

• ...where the safe was.

• ...where was the safe?

• ...where had been the safe.

• ...where the safe had been.

Multiple Select

Is anything missing from the safe?

The journalist asked the Inspector .....................................................................................

• ...whether anything was missing from the safe.

• ...if anything is missing from the safe.

• ...if anything was missing from the safe.

• ...whether was anything missing from the safe.