reported questions and requests-Chiara Marquina

reported questions and requests

reported question

request

Reported questions, also known as indirect questions, are questions that are reported or repeated by someone else.

We ask for something in a polite and indirect way

Change the tense of the verbs to reflect that we are reporting

We usually use can, could, would you mind if and may

Reported questions are one form of reported speech.

We usually introduce reported questions with the verb "ask"

We often use please to make our requests more polite

A request is when somebody asks you to do something – usually politely. Reported requests are one form of reported speech.