핵심 명제
wh-의문문 = ask + wh- + 평서문 어순. yes/no 의문문 = ask if/whether + 평서문 어순.
도치 풀고 평서문 어순으로.
설명
wh-의문문 — 의문사 유지 + 평서문 어순
직접: He asked, "What do you want?"
간접: He asked what I wanted.
(do 빠지고, want → wanted, 어순 평서문으로)
직접: She asked, "Where is your father?"
간접: She asked where my father was.
yes/no 의문문 — if 또는 whether
직접: He asked, "Do you like coffee?"
간접: He asked if I liked coffee.
(또는: He asked whether I liked coffee.)
직접: She asked, "Are you tired?"
간접: She asked if I was tired.
if 와 whether 동의어. whether 가 약간 격식.
변환 단계
- say/tell → ask/inquire
- 따옴표 제거 + wh- (또는 if/whether)
- 도치 풀기 — 평서문 어순
- 시제 backshift
- 인칭·시간·장소 변환
도치 풀기 — 핵심
의문문은 do/does/did/be/have/can + 주어 + 동사 형태. 간접화법에선 평서문 어순.
직접: "Do you have time?" (do + 주어 + 동사)
간접: ... if I had time. (주어 + 동사, do 사라짐)
직접: "Are you a student?"
간접: ... if I was a student.
직접: "When will he arrive?"
간접: ... when he would arrive. (when + 주어 + 동사)
ask + 사람 목적어 가능
✓ He asked me, "Do you have time?"
→ He asked me if I had time.
✓ He asked, "Where do you live?"
→ He asked where I lived.
ask 는 사람 목적어 있어도 없어도 OK.
부탁·명령 화법 — ask/tell + O + to V
직접: She said to me, "Please help me."
간접: She asked me to help her.
직접: He said, "Don't be late."
간접: He told me not to be late.
부정 명령은 not + to V.
| 직접 동사 | 간접화법 동사 |
|---|---|
| 부탁 | ask |
| 명령 | tell / order |
| 충고 | advise |
| 제안 | suggest |
| 경고 | warn |
감탄문 — say + how/what + ...
직접: She said, "How beautiful the sunset is!"
간접: She said (exclaimed) how beautiful the sunset was.
자주 시험 패턴 — 변환 후 다시 평서문
직접: He said, "I am happy."
→ He said that he was happy.
직접: He asked, "Are you happy?"
→ He asked if I was happy.
직접: He said, "Be quiet."
→ He told me to be quiet.
직접: He said, "Don't go."
→ He told me not to go.
실수 가장 잦은 부분
✗ He asked me where do I live.
✓ He asked me where I lived.
✗ He asked me if did I have time.
✓ He asked me if I had time.
✗ He told me to don't be late.
✓ He told me not to be late.
도치 풀기 + do 제거 + 부정 위치.
대표 문장 (외우기)
He asked me where I lived, and told me to come early.
그는 내가 어디 사는지 물었고, 일찍 오라고 했다.
asked me where I lived (wh-의문문 간접) + told me to come early (명령 → tell + to V). 두 핵심.