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naryana
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I need your help....
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who can tell me which of the following is correct ... a or b??
Q: What do you need? a. She asked me what i needed .
b. She asked me what did i need.
I would appreciate it if you kindly explain why.....
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6 Dec 2009
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aleafff
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The first one is correct because auxilary verb of question form is not used while changing direct speech into indirect speech.Using � �ask � �means questioning. |
6 Dec 2009
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ddertli_34
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Hi, I saw your post and and wanna answer it.
I am sure that the choice "a" (she asked me what I needed ) is the correct one.
In those sentences we use the verbs "ask and tell" most of the times. such as,,
.She asked me or
.She told me
We combine two sentences with each other with a conjunction. In the second sentence after the conjunction, firstly we have to use the subject, and secondly we have to use the verb in the correct tense. " subject + verb "
e.g
.She asked me what his real name is. ( correct ) 
.She asked me what is his real name. ( wrong ) 
Good chance... |
6 Dec 2009
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aleafff
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u �re so kind.i hope it helps.Take care:)) |
6 Dec 2009
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monchis
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Well, as Naryana and ddertli mentioned above, the first one is correct because when you use indirect speech you are reporting something that someone else said. In this case, you report what she asked but you�re not asking, so you don�t use a question form.
e.g. (direct)`Do you like pizza?�, she asked......( it�s exactly what she asked)
(indirect) She asked if I liked pizza ( you tell somebody else what she asked to you) |
6 Dec 2009
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