1. Seny and Alpha are gangsters or bandits. They have just stolen 30 million GNF from a bank in Conakry. Seny is being questioned.

Police: were you in the BICIGUI bank on July 8th, At 9 a.m.?

Seny:  no, I was at my sister's house in kindia:

Police: do you know a man named Alpha?

Seny: yes, he was with me in Kindia.

The police let Seny free. Later, Alpha about the interrogation

Seny: I have been interrogated this morning by the police.

Alpha: so, what did they say?

 Seny: They, asked if was in the bank on July.

Alpha: what did you say?

Seny: umm.... l answered that I was at my sister's house in kindia.

Alpha: Did they enquire about me? (Enquire = informer)

 Seny: Of course! They wondered if I knew you and I stated that you Were with me in kindia (State= declare)

C- Refer to the dialogue and answer the following questions

1. Who robbed the bank?

 

2. Who did the police interrogate?

 

 

3. What questions did the police ask?

 

4. Did Seny say he knew Alpha?

 

5. Where did Seny say he was on July 8th?

 

6. Did the police let Seny leave?

 

 

                                    D- How to report interrogative statements:

There are verbs which report questions such as, ask, wonder, enquire.

Want to know…

✔ We report Yes/NO questions with if or whether.

e.g.: is your father in?

 Rep. Speech: Dad, he asked if you were in.

e.g:  Has your brother gone to school?

 Rep. Speech: Brother, he wanted to know whether you had gone to school.

✔ In WH questions we use question words (e.g. Which, when, why, where

How) .They are used in direct speech as in reported speech.

E.g. which car did she take to Kissidougou? 

Rep. Speech: He asked me which car she had taken to Kissidougou.

e.g.: At what time is the football match?

Rep. Speech: Fanta asked me what time the football match was

 Verbs in reported questions change in the same way as verbs in reported statements.

 

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