| Element | FORM: REPORTED 'YES-NO' QUESTIONS |
|---|---|
| SuperCat | REPORTED SPEECH |
| SubCat | reported speech |
| Lexical Range | N/A |
| Level | B1 |
| Cando | Can report questions using 'ask' + 'if' or 'whether' + clause, with a pronoun and tense shift where relevant. |
| Corrected Learner Example | You asked me if I like shopping. (Germany; B1 THRESHOLD; 2006; German; Pass) I am asking you if we can change the time of the meeting to 5.00 pm. (Peru; B1 THRESHOLD; 2008; Spanish - Latin American; Pass) A very rich movie producer asked her if she wanted to be in a movie, he said she would get paid 500,000 dollars, she agreed. (Peru; B1 THRESHOLD; 2009; Spanish - Latin American; Pass) I asked her if she wanted to go and have dinner together. (Cyprus; B1 THRESHOLD; 2006; Greek; Pass) Renata, a really good friend of mine, told me she was in this club, but she left it some time ago; she asked me if I was interested in joining this amazing club. (Mexico; B1 THRESHOLD; 2003; Spanish - Latin American; Pass) I'm writing to ask whether you're free next Saturday or not. (Vietnam; B1 THRESHOLD; 2009; Vietnamese; Pass) |
| Uncorrected Learner Example | |
| Comments | Note that 'whether' in reported questions is very low frequency and in fact is even lower in native speaker corpus data. |
