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Reported questions are the forms of reported speech.

Direct question	Reported question
She said: "Is it a lion?"	She asked me if it was a lion.

We usually introduce reported questions with the verb "ask":

They asked (me) if/whether... (YES/NO questions)

She asked (me) why/when/etc... (question-word questions)

Reported YES/NO questions

We introduce reported YES/NO questions with ask + if:

Direct question	Reported question
He asked: "Do you like cubs?"	He asked if I liked cubs.

Note! In the example, the reported question has no auxiliary "do". We sometimes use "whether" instead of "if". The meaning is the same.

Reported question-word questions

We introduce reported question-word questions with ask + question word:

Direct question	Reported question
He asked: "Where is the wolf?"	He asked me where the wolf is.

Note! In reported Wh- questions we have a direct word order.
Reported questions