Question:

Yamini asked her friend Shifa, “Would you like to come for my birthday party tomorrow?” Report Yamini’s question correctly.

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In reported questions: remove quotation marks, use “if/whether,” and change time words (tomorrow → the next day).
Updated On: Feb 26, 2026
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Yamini asked Shifa
if she would like to come for her birthday party the next day / the following day
.
Alternative correct reporting:
  • Yamini asked Shifa whether she would like to come for her birthday party the following day.
  • Yamini invited Shifa to come for her birthday party the next day.
  • Yamini asked Shifa if she would like to attend her birthday party the following day.

Explanation of changes in reported speech:
\begin{tabular}{|l|l|} \hline
Direct Speech
&
Reported Speech

\hline Would you like & if she would like / whether she would like
\hline my birthday & her birthday
\hline tomorrow & the next day / the following day
\hline \end{tabular}
Rules applied:
  • Question form changed to statement form
  • First person pronoun "my" changed to third person "her"
  • Time expression "tomorrow" changed to "the next day / the following day"
  • "Would" remains "would" (modal verbs often don't change)
  • "If/Whether" used to introduce the reported question
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