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Reported Questions

Subject + asked + if/whether / wh-word + reported clause

"He asked whether she was coming." Reported questions use statement word order and no question mark — a common point of confusion for learners.

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"I ran into an old friend, and I asked him how he was doing, how his life was."

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Subject + asked + if/whether / wh-word + reported clause

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