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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 |
|---|---|
| "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 |
|---|---|
| "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 |
|---|---|
| "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. |