curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-express-concerns/67c4758a31782c3a663a6ce5.md
Listen to the audio and answer the question below.
What does Bob say the client wants the team to do?
Deliver the final report.
Bob does not mention a final report.
Change the project scope.
Bob does not talk about changing the project scope.
Finish the project a week earlier.
Hire more people for the project.
Bob does not mention hiring more people.
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When reporting a question - in other words, when telling another person about a question that was made to you - you can use if to introduce an indirect speech. This is common when turning yes/no questions into statements.
For instance, if your mother asks Can you pass me the salt? to another person in the family at lunch time, and you notice that person did not hear, you could probably tell this other person Mom asked if you can pass her the salt.
Notice the change from the interrogative to the affirmative form and the change from pass me the salt to pass her the salt, since you are reporting what another person said. Another example:
Original question: Does the team have enough time to complete the task?
Reported question: She asked me if the team has enough time to complete the task.
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