Mixed Question Practice in Narration

What You Will Learn

এই lesson-এ তুমি শিখবে:

আগের দুইটি lesson-এ তুমি শিখেছ:

Yes/No question change

Wh question change

এখন আমরা দুই ধরনের question একসাথে practice করব।

এই lesson খুব important, কারণ অনেক student আলাদা আলাদা rule বুঝে, কিন্তু mixed question এ confused হয়ে যায়।

এই lesson সেই confusion দূর করবে।

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Question-এর দুইটি Type

Narration-এ সাধারণত question দুই ধরনের হয়।

Yes/No Question

যার answer হয় yes বা no

Examples:

Are you ready

Do you like tea

Will you come

Can you swim

Wh Question

যে question wh word দিয়ে শুরু হয়

Examples:

Where do you live

Why are you sad

When will you go

How can I help you

What do you want

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Main Difference

এটাই সবচেয়ে important point।

Yes/No Question

if বা whether ব্যবহার হয়

Wh Question

wh word same থাকে

দুই ক্ষেত্রেই:

said to → asked

Question form → statement form

Pronoun change

Tense backshift

Time/place change if needed

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Quick Comparison

Yes/No Question

Direct:

He said to me, “Are you ready?”

Indirect:

He asked me if I was ready.

Wh Question

Direct:

She said to him, “Why are you late?”

Indirect:

She asked him why he was late.

পার্থক্য দেখো:

প্রথমটিতে if ব্যবহার হয়েছে

দ্বিতীয়টিতে why same আছে

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কীভাবে Question Type চিনবে

নিজেকে জিজ্ঞেস করো:

এই question-এর answer কি yes বা no দিয়ে দেওয়া যায়

যদি যায়, তাহলে এটি yes/no question

Question কি where, why, when, what, who, how দিয়ে শুরু হয়েছে

যদি হয়, তাহলে এটি wh question

এই simple check তোমাকে সঠিক structure choose করতে সাহায্য করবে।

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Example 1: Yes/No Question

Direct:

He said to me, “Do you play cricket?”

Step 1

Type চিনো:

এটার answer yes বা no

Step 2

said to → asked

Step 3

if ব্যবহার করো

Step 4

Question form → statement form

Step 5

Pronoun change:

you → I

Step 6

Tense backshift:

play → played

Final:

He asked me if I played cricket.

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Example 2: Wh Question

Direct:

She said to me, “Where do you live?”

Step 1

Type চিনো:

এটি where দিয়ে শুরু, তাই wh question

Step 2

said to → asked

Step 3

where same থাকবে

Step 4

Question form → statement form

Step 5

Pronoun change:

you → I

Step 6

Tense backshift:

live → lived

Final:

She asked me where I lived.

Example 3: Yes/No Question

Direct:

Mother said to me, “Will you go today?”

Step 1

এটি yes/no question

Step 2

said to → asked

Step 3

if ব্যবহার করো

Step 4

you → I

Step 5

will → would

Step 6

today → that day

Final:

Mother asked me if I would go that day.

Example 4: Wh Question

Direct:

Father said to me, “When will you come here?”

Step 1

এটি wh question কারণ when দিয়ে শুরু

Step 2

said to → asked

Step 3

when same থাকবে

Step 4

you → I

Step 5

will → would

Step 6

here → there

Final:

Father asked me when I would come there.

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Example 5: Yes/No Question

Direct:

The teacher said to the boy, “Can you solve this?”

Step 1

এটি yes/no question

Step 2

said to → asked

Step 3

if ব্যবহার করো

Step 4

you → he

Step 5

can → could

Final:

The teacher asked the boy if he could solve that.

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Example 6: Wh Question

Direct:

The teacher said to the boy, “Why are you making noise?”

Step 1

এটি wh question কারণ why দিয়ে শুরু

Step 2

said to → asked

Step 3

why same থাকবে

Step 4

you → he

Step 5

are making → was making

Final:

The teacher asked the boy why he was making noise.

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Golden Rule for Mixed Question Practice

এই simple rule মনে রাখো:

Yes/No Question

if বা whether

Wh Question

wh word same

আর দুই ক্ষেত্রেই:

asked

statement form

pronoun change

tense change

time/place change if needed

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Common Mistakes

Mistake 1

Wh question-এ if ব্যবহার করা

Wrong:

She asked me if where I lived.

Correct:

She asked me where I lived.

Mistake 2

Yes/No question-এ wh word বসানো

Wrong:

He asked me why I was ready.

Correct:

He asked me if I was ready.

Mistake 3

Question order রেখে দেওয়া

Wrong:

He asked me if was I ready.

She asked me why did I go.

Correct:

He asked me if I was ready.

She asked me why I went.

Mistake 4

Pronoun change ভুলে যাওয়া

Mistake 5

Tense backshift ভুলে যাওয়া

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একটি Mixed Comparison

এই দুইটি direct sentence দেখো:

He said to me, “Are you happy?”

She said to me, “Why are you happy?”

এবার compare করো:

He asked me if I was happy.

She asked me why I was happy.

প্রথম sentence-এ if কারণ এটি yes/no question

দ্বিতীয় sentence-এ why same কারণ এটি wh question

এই comparison খুব useful।

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Quick Revision

Question type:

Yes/No question

Wh question

Yes/No question:

if বা whether

Wh question:

wh word same

দুই ক্ষেত্রেই:

said to → asked

question form → statement form

pronoun change

tense change

time/place change if needed

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Practice

A. Change করো

1. He said to me, “Are you ready?”

2. She said to him, “Why are you sad?”

3. Father said to me, “Will you go today?”

4. The teacher said to the boy, “What do you want?”

5. Mina said to me, “Can you swim?”

6. Rina said to me, “Where do you live?”

7. Mother said to me, “Do you like milk?”

8. The teacher said to us, “Why are you making noise?”

9. He said to me, “Have you finished your homework?”

10. She said to me, “When will you come here?”

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B. Yes/No না Wh Question লিখো

1. Are you happy

2. Why are you late

3. Do you know me

4. Where do you live

5. Can you help me

6. What do you want

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C. Fill in the blanks

1. Yes/No question-এ ______ বা ______ ব্যবহার হয়

2. Wh question-এ ______ word same থাকে

3. দুই ক্ষেত্রেই said to সাধারণত ______ হয়

4. Indirect speech-এ question form হয় ______ form

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D. সঠিক answer বেছে নাও

1. “Are you ready?” হলো

wh question

yes/no question

command

2. “Why are you late?” হলো

yes/no question

wh question

statement

3. Mixed question practice-এ দুই ধরনের question-ই হয়

command form

statement form

exclamation form

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Answers

1. He asked me if I was ready.

2. She asked him why he was sad.

3. Father asked me if I would go that day.

4. The teacher asked the boy what he wanted.

5. Mina asked me if I could swim.

6. Rina asked me where I lived.

7. Mother asked me if I liked milk.

8. The teacher asked us why we were making noise.

9. He asked me if I had finished my homework.

10. She asked me when I would come there.

1. yes/no question

2. wh question

3. yes/no question

4. wh question

5. yes/no question

6. wh question

1. if, whether

2. wh

3. asked

4. statement

1. yes/no question

2. wh question

3. statement form

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Self Check

আমি কি দুই ধরনের question চিনতে পারি

আমি কি if বা whether ঠিকভাবে choose করতে পারি

আমি কি wh word same রাখতে পারি

আমি কি question form থেকে statement form করতে পারি

আমি কি দুই ক্ষেত্রেই pronoun change আর tense change করতে পারি

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Homework

তিনটি yes/no question এবং তিনটি wh question direct speech-এ লেখো।

তারপর সবগুলো indirect speech-এ change করো।