Reported Questions

۩ سبق شرحه في الوحدة الثامنة:

Choose the correct answer:

1. She asked him what (had he been doing – he was doing – he had been doing – he is doing) since he left school.

2. He asked me why (I want – I wanted – do I want – did I want) to work abroad.

3. They asked me if my parents (know – are knowing – have known – knew) I was there.

4. He asked me (whether – what – how many – how high) I had a driving licence.

5. They want to know who (did win – won – do win – does win) the match.

6. She asked me which university (had I been to – go I to – did I go to – I had been to).

7. She asked me whether my uncle (know – know – knew – known) I was trying to find another job.

8. He asked me why (do I want – had I wanted – did I want – I wanted) to work for their company.

9. She wanted to know how (I would feel – would I feel – do I feel – had I felt) about working in another part of the country.

10. She asked me (how – when – why – whether) I could tell her how old I was.

Find the mistakes in each of the following sentences then write them correctly:

1. He wanted to know if she enjoys swimming.

2. She asked him why did he leave his last job.

3. She wanted to know unless he was planning to join university the following year.

4. He asked me whether I think I would enjoy working there.

5. She didn't know why did I borrow the money.

so + adj./adv. + that + sentence

 في حالة وجود very تحذف:

 The shirt was very nice. I couldn't resist buying it. (so … that)

The shirt was so nice that I couldn't resist buying it.

 She ran very quickly. She could catch the train. (so … that)

She ran so quickly that she could catch the train.

Such (a/an) + adj. + n. + that + sentence

 تستخدم a/an في حالة وجود اسم مفرد يعد:

 He was a stupid boy. He failed all the tests.

He was such a stupid boy that he failed all the tests.

 The furniture he bought was so wonderful that everyone admired it.

It was such wonderful furniture that everyone admired it.

 لاحظ عدم استخدام a بعد such لأن كلمة furniture لا تعد:

في حالة عدم وجود اسم noun نستخدم اسم مناسب :

 He was so reckless طائش/متهور that he had a terrible accident. (such…that)

He was such a reckless driver that he had a terrible accident.

 لاحظ أنه يمكن استخدام اسم noun فقط مع such في بعض الحالات

such (a/an) + noun + that..

 He was a coward. He ran away from the battlefield.

He was such a coward that he ran away from the battlefield.

He was a gentleman. He helped the old lady.

He was such a gentleman that he helped the old lady.

Adj./Adv. + enough + (for +n. / pron. اسم/ ضمير ) + to-inf.

He was rich. He could buy an expensive car. (enough)

He was rich enough to buy an expensive car.

 تستخدم enough قبل الاسم:

 She didn't have enough courage to tell him the truth.

 تستخدم for + noun/pron. في حالة اختلاف الفاعل في الجملتين

 The test was easy. He passed it. (enough)

The test was easy enough for him to pass.

 The shelf was low. She could reach it.

The shelf was low enough for her to reach.

 لاحظ أن too تفيد النفي: Too + adj./adv. + (for + n./ pron.) to-inf

He was very ill. He could not go to school.

He was too ill to go to school.

 تستخدم for + noun/pron. في حالة اختلاف الفاعل في الجملتين:

 The test was difficult. He couldn’t pass it.

The test was too difficult for him to pass.

 لكي نستخدم enough بدلا من too ننفي الفعل و نستخدم عكس الصفة (والعكس عند استخــدام too بدلا من enough ):

 He didn’t walk quickly enough to catch the bus.

He walked too slowly to catch the bus.

 He was too ill to go to school.

He was not well enough to go to school.

لاحظ الصفات التالية و عكسها :

low	high	late	early
noisy	quiet	thin	fat
blunt	sharp	careless	careful
stupid	intelligent / /clever smart	slow	fast / quick
short	long	lazy	active
shallow	deep	short	tall
wide	narrow	small	big
strong	weak	cold	hot
poor	rich	boring	interesting
expensive	cheap	well	ill
new	old	old	young
easy	hard / difficult	foolish	wise
		light	heavy

 لاحظ أننا نستخدم so ... that مع much / many / little / few ونستخدم such مع a lot of

 There was so much smoke that they couldn't see.

 She had so little money that she couldn't buy the dress.

Choose the correct answer:

1. He was (enough - so – such – too) weak that he could hardly stand up.

2. It's (enough - so – such – too) a tiny kitchen that I don't have to do much to keep it clean.

3. I'd put on (enough - so – such – too) a lot of weight that I couldn't get into my trousers.

4. He's tall (enough - so – such – too) to change the bulb without getting on a chair.

5. It's (enough - so – such – too) difficult for me to explain.

Find the mistakes in each of the following sentences then write them correctly:

6. He had changed enough much that I scarcely recognized him.

7. Ahmed was such exhausted that he fell asleep at his desk.

8. It was such late to prevent the story from appearing in the national newspapers.

9. The human race has too weapons to annihilate يبيد itself.

10. It was so a terrible explosion that hundreds of people died.