8. She said to me "Can you speak Chinese?" She wanted to know 9. "Thu, can you be here for five days?" Tam said. Tam asked 10. "Are you reading this book now?" she said to Ba. She asked

$\text{→ Cấu trúc câu tường thuật dạng câu hỏi Yes/No question :}$

$\text{S + asked + O + if/whether + S + $V_{lùi thì}$ + O.}$

$\text{→ Cấu trúc câu tường thuật dạng câu hỏi có modal verb :}$

$\text{S + asked + O + if/whether + S + modal verb + $V_{inf}$ + O.}$

$\text{8. She wanted to know if I could speak Chinese.}$

$\text{9. Tam asked Thu if she could be there for five days.}$

$\text{10. She asked to Ba if he was reading that book then.}$