Reported Speech
Reported questions use statement word order (not question order) and no question mark. Wh-questions keep their question word: "Where do you live?" → "He asked where I lived." Yes/no questions add "if" or "whether": "Are you ready?" → "She asked if I was ready." Remember: no auxiliary (do/does/did) and no question mark.
Reported questions use statement word order (not question order) and no question mark. Wh-questions keep their question word: "Where do you live?" → "He asked where I lived." Yes/no questions add "if" or "whether": "Are you ready?" → "She asked if I was ready." Remember: no auxiliary (do/does/did) and no question mark.
Practice
Direct: "What time does the train leave?" → Reported: "She asked me what time ___."
The manager askedI had experience with the software.
Report: "Why are you late?" → put in the correct order: