1. <I asked> why was the mother unhappy.

<…> what she had to do around the house.

<…> what she wanted her children to do.

<…> why they thought that the mother was not fair.

2. <…> why the mother had bought a new dress.

<…> if her daughter liked the dress. <…> why she liked it or why not.

<…> what the mother thought about the clothes her daughter was wearing.

<…> what was rediculous in mother's opinion.

3. <…> what the father had put off.

<…> why he hadn't bought a mobile phone for his son.

<…> what had happened to the boy's brother.

<…> what he needed to get over his illness.

<…> who had said that the boy could do without a mobile phone for some time.

1

I asked why the mother was unhappy.

I asked what she had to do around the house.

I asked what she wanted her children to do.

I asked why they thought that the mother was not fair.

2

I asked why the mother had bought a new dress.

I asked if her daughter liked the dress and added why she liked it or why not.

I asked what the mother thought about the clothes her daughter was wearing.

I asked what was ridiculous in mother’s opinion.

3

I asked what the father had put off.

I asked why he hadn't bought a mobile phone for his son.

I asked what had happened to the boy's brother.

I asked what he needed to get over his illness.

I asked who had said that the boy could do without a mobile phone for some time.