Build Questions, Requests, and Recommendations

Question 1

Build the formal reported yes-or-no question: _____

Options: The auditor asked whether the figures had been checked independently., checking

Question 2

Build the reported why-question: _____

Options: changing, The journalist asked why the minister had changed the timetable.

Question 3

Build the reported choice question: _____

Options: The chair asked which proposal the committee preferred., preferring

Question 4

Build the reported negative command: _____

Options: entering, The director told the contractors not to enter the restricted area.

Question 5

Build the reported professional request: _____

Options: The editor asked the author to clarify the final paragraph., clarifying

Question 6

Build the reported advice: _____

Options: reducing, The doctor advised Maya to reduce her working hours.

Question 7

Use suggest with a gerund: _____

Options: The mediator suggested postponing the vote until Friday., to

Question 8

Use suggest with a that-clause: _____

Options: suggesting, The mediator suggested that the committee should postpone the vote.

Question 9

Use recommend with a gerund: _____

Options: The consultant recommended testing the backup system first., to

Question 10

Use recommend with a that-clause: _____

Options: testing, The consultant recommended that the team test the backup system first.