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Hi, I need help with these S&T questions
Please advise if answer a or b is correct. Or you can advise better answers.

Q1 ” Who is your partner for the project? Mrs Tay asked David.
a)Mrs Tay asked David who his partner for the project was.
b) Mrs Tay asked David who his partner was for the project .

Q2 Jasmine told Rai that that was the book she had been looking for.
a) Jasmine told Rai,” This is the book I have been looking for.”
b) Jasmine told Rai, “This is the book I was looking for.”

Q3 “Dont go to the park after school because you have a test tomorrow,”Mrs Lee told Ann
a) Mrs Lee told Ann that she was not allowed to go to the park after school because he had the test next day.

b) Mrs Lee told Ann that she was not to go to the park after school because he had the test next day.

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Answer

Q1 answers correct.

Both Q2 answers are grammatically correct but preference is for a) as direct speech is usually expressed in the present tense.

Q3 requires the infinitive:
Mrs Lee told Ann not to go to the park after school because she had a test the next day.

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