Soru Formu ve Dolaylı Anlatım
Sözcük sırası
Dolaylı sorularda normal sözcük sırası kullanılır, yani, özne fiilden önce gelir, ve 'do' veya 'did' kullanmak gerekli değildir:
Örnekler
Dolaysız anlatım | Dolaylı anlatım |
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"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. |
Evet / hayır soruları
Bu tür bir soru 'ask' + 'if / whether' + cümlecik kullanılarak dolaylı hale getirilir:
Örnekler
Dolaylı anlatım | Dolaysız anlatım |
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"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. |
Soru sözcükleri
Bu tür bir soru 'ask' (veya 'ask'a benzer bir fiil) + soru sözcüğü + cümlecik kullanılarak dolaylı hale getirilir. Cümlecik, normal sözcük sırasına sahip ve zaman kipi değiştirilmiş soruyu içerir.
Örnekler
Dolaylı anlatım | Dolaylı anlatım |
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"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. |