1. The rules of making reported question
(question words)
The use of ‘question words’
(?) form is changed into (+/-) form
The reporting verb said, told are changed into asked
Tenses change (if the reporting verb is not in form of present or future)
The elimination of (“_”,) and (?)
Adverb change
Pronoun change

2. • Alice asked John, “why do you always come late?”
• Alice asked John why he always came late
• Mila asked me “where did you go last week?”
• Mila asked me where I had gone the week before
• Isam asked his father, “when will you go to surabaya?”
• Isam asked his father when he would go to Surabaya

3. The rules of making reported command
and
prohibition
The pronoun is changed
The adverb of place and time are changed
The elimination of (“_”, and !)
The use of ‘to’ for command
The use of ‘not to’ for prohibition
The change of the reporting verb (said →asked told)

4. • Mince told Jim, “Close the door and sit down!”
• Mince told Jim to close the door and sit down
• Mary said to me, “Don’t forget to bring your
book!”
• Mary asked me not to forget to bring my book
• Herman asked Mark, “Go home now!”
• Herman asked Jim to go home then
• Farrel asked Fitri, “Don’t turn on the TV, please!”
• Farrel asked Fitri not to turn on the TV