Reported Commands & Requests Exercises PDFSet 2: Requests with Ask & Polite Forms
20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1."Please close the door." → She asked me ___ the door.
a) to closeb) closingc) closedd) close
2."Could you help me?" → He asked me ___ him.
a) helpingb) helpedc) helpd) to help
3."Please wait a moment." → She ___ us to wait a moment.
a) toldb) askedc) saidd) spoke
4."Would you open the window?" → He asked me ___ the window.
a) openingb) openedc) to opend) open
5."Please give me a glass of water." → She asked me ___ her a glass of water.
a) givingb) gavec) gived) to give
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.to close
2.to help
3.asked
4.to open
5.to give
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."to close"(a)
For reported requests, we use 'ask + object + to + infinitive'. The polite request 'Please close' becomes 'asked me to close'. The word 'please' disappears because politeness is already shown by using 'asked'.
2."to help"(d)
The polite request 'Could you help me?' is reported as 'asked me to help him'. 'Could you...?' is a polite way of asking, so we use 'asked' (not 'told'). 'Me' changes to 'him' because we report the speaker's perspective.
3."asked"(b)
When someone says 'please', it is a request, not a command. We use 'asked' for requests and 'told' for commands. 'Said' cannot be followed by object + infinitive.
4."to open"(c)
'Would you...?' is a polite request form. In reported speech, it becomes 'asked + object + to + infinitive'. So 'Would you open...?' becomes 'asked me to open'.
5."to give"(d)
The request 'Please give me' is reported as 'asked me to give her'. 'Me' changes to 'her' because the speaker (she) was referring to herself.
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