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To report a question, we use the reporting verb _____ (as in Sentence Set 1).

Correct Answer

asked

Exercise: Thinking about Language - Reported Speech | Q: II.1 | (Page 18)
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Explanation

In Sentence Set 1, the direct speech is a question ('do you think I may count on her consent?'). When converting this to reported speech, the reporting verb used is 'asked' ('Lomov asked Stepan Stepanovitch respectfully...'). Therefore, to report a question, we use the reporting verb 'asked'.

Solution Steps

  1. Step 1: Refer to Sentence Set 1 in the provided context.

  2. Step 2: Identify the reporting verb in the reported speech sentence (ii), which is 'asked'.

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