2. Вопросы в косвенной речи

• Общий вопрос

Чтобы перевести в косвенную речь общий вопрос, нужно:

1. сказуемое say в словах автора заменить на ask, inquire, wonder, want to know и др.;

2. поставить подчинительный союз if или whether, который соответствует русской частице ли;

3. изменить подлежащее, если это нужно по смыслу;

4. изменить вопросительный порядок слов на утвердительный, то есть на первом месте после союза if или whether ставится подлежащее, затем сказуемое в соответствующем времени. В косвенных вопросах во временах группы Simple (Indefinite) вспомогательные глаголы не употребляются.

• Специальный вопрос

Чтобы перевести в косвенную речь специальный вопрос, нужно

1) сказуемое say в словах автора заменить на ask, inquire, wonder, want to know и др.;

2) использовать вопросительное слово what, who, where, when, how, which и др. в качестве подчинительного союза;

3) изменить вопросительный порядок слов на повествовательный. В косвенных вопросах во временах Present и Past Simple (Indefinite) вспомогательные глаголы не употребляются.

4) поставить глагол-сказуемое придаточного предложения в нужную форму в соответствии с правилом согласования времен, и изменить, если это нужно по смыслу, подлежащее.

1. Прочитайте и переведите текст на русский язык, обращая внимание на косвенную речь:

James Cameron invited Lady Martha Brainstock, President of the Horticultural (садоводческий) Society to do an interview on the 9 o’clock news on TV6.

When she arrived James persuaded (убедил) her to let the make-up girl (гример) put some make-up on her face, and his assistant asked her if she wanted to drink something before the interview. She refused. When she was ready, James started the interview. He asked her if she was happy about the growth in popularity of the organic movement. Lady Brainstock told him that she was delighted with the enormous increase of knowledge of ecology and in concern with environmental issues among the ordinary people in Europe. Then James wanted to know if she had always been interested in plants and if she had been a keen gardener as a child. Lady Brainstock said that she was afraid that she had come from a very rich family which had employed a gardener, so she had never been allowed to work in the garden and get her hands dirty. James wondered why she had chosen to go into horticulture. She laughed and explained that was exactly why, because she had not been permitted to work with earth when she was a girl, so it was what she wanted to do more than anything. She admitted that she liked flowers more than people!

After the interview James thanked her and said good-bye.

2. В следующих предложениях содержатся ошибки. Найдите их и дайте правильный вариант предложения.

Например:

James Cameron wondered her if she had always loved flowers.

James Cameron wondered if she had always loved flowers.

1. The interviewer asked how old was she when she started growing plants.

2. James asked Lady Brainstock if she wants to put some make-up on her face.

3. The assistant asked her would she like to drink some water.

4. James wondered if her family was rich or not.

5. He wanted to know how had she become an expert in horticulture.

6. He asked her whether had she been to university.

3. Передайте вопросы в косвенной речи. Начните предложения с I wondered или I wanted to know

1. Do they like me?

2. Has the postman been?

3. Can I pay by cheque?

4. Am I doing the right thing?

5. Where do they keep the money?

6. How does she know my name?

7. Is the meeting on Wednesday or Friday?

8. Will it be hot tomorrow?

9. How many pages will you have translated by the evening?

10. Did she study at Oxford University?

11. Have you been waiting for me long?

12. Must I solve this problem?

13. Will she come soon?

14. Did this student pass all the exams?

15. How many countries did she visit last year?