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Reported Questions

Reported questions are one form of reported speech .

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

• He asked (me) if / whether ... (YES/NO questions)
• He asked (me) why / when / where / what / how ... (question-word questions)

As with reported statements , we may need to change pronouns and tense (backshift) as well as time and place in reported questions.

But we also need to change the word order . After we report a question, it is no longer a question (and in writing there is no question mark). The word order is like that of a normal statement (subject-verb-object).

Reported YES/NO questions

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

Note that in the above example the reported question has no auxiliary "do". But there is pronoun change and backshift.

Note that we sometimes use "whether" instead of "if". The meaning is the same. "Whether" is a little more formal and more usual in writing:

• They asked us if we wanted lunch.
• They asked us whether we wanted lunch.

Reported question-word questions

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

Note that in the above example the reported question has no auxiliary "do". But there is pronoun change and backshift.

• YES/NO questions: Do you want tea?
• Question Word questions: Where did you drink tea?
• Choice questions: Do you prefer tea or coffee?

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Reported Speech (Part 2) – Requests, Orders, and Questions

My colleague asked me to help him update his computer.

Read Reported Speech (Part 1) to learn how to make reported statements.

In Part 2, we will focus on requests, orders, and questions.

1. Requests/orders

• “Asked me to”  is used for requests.
• “Told me to” is stronger; it is used for orders/commands.
• The main verb stays in the infinitive: She asked me to make copies. He told me to go to the bank.

2. Yes/no questions

• “Asked if” and “wanted to know if” are equal.
• The main verb changes according to the rules for reported statements : “ Did you turn off the TV?” (past simple) She asked if I had turned off the TV (past perfect)
• We don’t use the auxiliary verbs “do/does/did” in the reported question.

3. Other questions

• “Asked”  and “wanted to know” are equal.
• We don’t use the auxiliary verb “do” or “does” in the reported question: “Where does he work?” She wanted to know where he works .
• In questions with the verb “to be,” the word order  changes in the reported question: “Where were you born?” (Question word + [to be] + subject) He asked where I was born (Question word + subject + [to be]) He asked where was I born

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Reporting a question, command or request

In reporting a question, the indirect speech is introduced by verbs such as asked, inquired etc.

When the question is not introduced by an interrogative word, the reporting verb is followed by if or whether.

Direct speech: He said to me, ‘Where are you going?’ Indirect speech: He asked me where I was going . (NOT He asked me where was I going.)

Direct speech: The policeman said, ‘What are you doing?’ Indirect speech: The policeman asked what I was doing . (NOT The policeman asked what are you doing.)

Direct speech: ‘Where do you live?’ said the stranger. Indirect speech: The stranger asked where I lived .

Direct speech: He said, ‘Will you help me?’ Indirect: He asked me if I would help him.

Direct speech: ‘Do you think you know better than your father?’ jeered the angry mother. Indirect speech: His angry mother jeered and asked him whether he thought he knew better than his father.

Reporting commands and requests

When a command or request is reported, the indirect speech is introduced by a verb expressing command or request. We also change the imperative mood into the infinitive.

Direct speech: John said to Peter, ‘Go away.’ Indirect speech: John ordered Peter to go away.

Direct speech: He said to me, ‘Please wait here till I return.’ Indirect speech: He requested me to wait there till he returned.

Direct speech: ‘Call the first witness,’ said the judge. Indirect speech: The judge ordered them to call the first witness.

Direct speech: He said, ‘Be quiet.’ Indirect speech: He urged them to be quiet.

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1. Peter asked me if I had gone to the cinema the day before. 2. She asked me if I had ever been to Spain. 3. They were ordered not to be unfriendly. 4. Eve asked him what she could do for him. 5. He asked her if she knew the right way. 6. Ann asked them if they were driving to London that weekend. 7. They asked me what the time was. 8. They were ordered not to drink and drive. 9. He asked who had been looking for the lost Englishmen. 10. We were told to sign the new insurance policy. 11. She asked when Carol had lost her last match. 12. He asked her if she was going to the cinema that week. 13. He told her to give up smoking. 14. The teacher asked them why they were late. 15. She asked him where he had lost his camera.

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Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense, although it is sometimes not necessary.

Peter, "Did John clean the black shoes?" Peter asked me  

Peter asked me if John had cleaned the black shoes .

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Reported questions in English

• Christopher, "Do you want to dance?" Christopher asked me .
• Betty, "When did you come?" Betty wanted to know .
• Mark, "Has John arrived?" Mark asked me .
• Ronald, "Where does Maria park her car?" Ronald asked me .
• Elisabeth, "Did you watch the latest film?" Elisabeth asked me .
• Mandy, "Can I help you?" Mandy wanted to know .
• Andrew, "Will Mandy have lunch with Sue?" Andrew asked me .
• Justin, "What are you doing?" Justin asked me .
• Frank, "How much pocket money does Lisa get?" Frank wanted to know .
• Anne, "Must I do the shopping?" Anne asked .
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• Change direct questions to reported questions. "Where did you work?" - He asked me ___.

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• Report a dialogue. "Did you pass the exam, Sue?" - "Yes, I did."... Tim asked Sue ___.

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• Change reported questions into direct questions. Sam asked me why I hadn't come. - "Why didn't you come?"

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• Complete sentences in the reported speech. "Leave your room." - He asked me ___.

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• Find and correct mistakes. "Don't do it." - He told me I didn't do it.

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Reported questions

Direct questions become reported questions with the same word order as statements. The reporting verb say changes into ask, want to know, wonder... "Where have you been?" he said. - He asked me where I had been. "What time did it start?" he said. - He wanted to know what time it had started. "Why won't he do it?" she said. - She wondered why he wouldn't do it.

In yes/no questions we use if or whether in questions. If is more common and whether is more formal. "Will you come?" she asked me. - She asked me if/whether I would come. "Did he marry Sue?" she said. - She wondered if/whether he had married Sue.

Reported commands and requests

The commands, requests and advice mostly have the same form in English: verb + object + infinitive ( advise, ask, beg, forbid, order, persuade, recommend, tell, urge, warn etc.).

In the direct speech we do not mention the person in the imperative. In the indirect speech the person addressed must be mentioned. "Get up!" he said. - He told me to get up. "Please, revise for the test," he said. - He urged me to revise for the test. "Put on your coat," I said. - I advised him to put on his coat.

Negative commands, requests and advice are made by verb + object + not + infinitive. "Don't hesitate," he said. - He persuaded me not to hesitate. "Don't smoke," the doctor warned my father. - The doctor warned my father not to smoke.

Tell can introduce statements, commands, requests or advice. The form is different, however.

Statements with tell "I'm leaving," he told me. - He told me that he was leaving.

Commands, requests or advice with tell "Leave the room," he told John. - He told John to leave the room. "Don't give up," the teacher told her students. - The teacher told the students not to give up.

Similarly ask is used in reported questions, commands, requests or advice in different forms.

Questions with ask "Will you make coffee?" he said. - He asked me if I would make coffee.

Commands, requests or advice with ask "Make coffee, please," he said. - He asked me to make coffee. "Don't park in my place," Greg told me. - Greg asked me not to park in his place.

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Reported Requests, Commands and Orders

Learn how to form reported requests, commands and orders.

“Nelly, will you shut the window please?” the teacher said. The teacher asked Nelly to shut the window. “Helen, collect the exercise books, please,” the teacher said. The teacher told Helen to collect the exercise books. “Move over, will you?” Helen said to Nelly. Helen asked Nelly to move over. “Boys,” shouted the instructor, “Forward, march!” The instructor ordered the boys to march forward. “Don’t speak all at a time,” the teacher said to her class. The teacher told the class not to speak all at a time. “Fasten the seat belts!” (to passengers) Passengers are requested to fasten the seat belts. “Do not feed the animals.” (to visitors in a Zoo) Visitors are requested not to feed the animals. “Do not touch the exhibits.” (to visitors in a museum) Visitors are required not to touch the exhibits.

Exercise 1. Imagine the situation and the people taking part in the conversation. When reporting the requests do not forget to mention the person addressed. Use: tell, ask, advise, invite.

Example: Stay in bed for a couple of days. – The doctor told the patient to stay in bed for a couple of days.

• Take two pills at a time twice a day.
• Don’t eat too much sugar and bread.
• Sit straight.
• Keep silence, please.
• Don’t rub off the words from the blackboard.
• Show the capital of Nicaragua on the map, please.
• Ring me up tonight, will you?
• Come and have tea with us, will you?
• Come and watch TV show with us.
• Please, don’t forget to clear up the mess.
• Don’t forget to lock the door.
• Don’t drop the ashes on the carpet.
• Hurry up, will you?
• Don’t forget to take the spade and the rake.
• Write your name at the top of this form.
• Don’t waste my time, son.
• Don’t be late for the swimming competition.
• Count off, boys.

Exercise 2. Change the following requests into reported speech . Use the reporting verbs ask, require, advise, warn in the Passive Voice.

• Do not miss lectures. (to students)
• Keep off the grass. (to visitors)
• Cross the road at the zebra crossing. (to pedestrians)
• Do not stay up too late before the examination. (to students)
• Do not speak in the reading hall. (to readers)
• Don’t come into the gym in walking shoes. (to pupils)
• Wear plimsolls in the gym. (to the pupils)
• Return books to the library in time. (to the pupils)
• Don’t be late for the rehearsal. (to drama participants)
• Keep off the sports ground. (to strangers)
• Look in both directions before crossing the road. (to pedestrians)
• Address the letters to the TV studio. (to TV viewers)
• Don’t cross the road against the red light. (to pedestrians)
• Do not tease the animals. (to zoo visitors)
• Please, cross the railway on foot bridge. (to pedestrians)

Exercise 3.  Report the following requests and commands . Use tell, ask, order, command.

• Do what you told to, don’t argue. (to you)
• Dig yourselves in. (to soldiers)
• Call the next boy. (to you)
• Go into the passage and don’t come in till you are called. (to you)
• Lie down. (to dog)
• Stay in the woods. (to soldiers)
• Count off. (to soldiers)
• Fire salute. (to soldiers)
• Speak in whisper. Don’t disturb the sick. (to a visitor)
• Do the work in writing. (to students)
• Boys, halt!

Exercise 4. Report the following requests and commands . Use invite, advise, recommend, warn.

• “Consult the time-table,” said the office worker.
• The lab assistant said: “Take off your coats and hats, put on these overalls and begin your work, boys, hurry up.”
• “Please, ask questions,” the speaker said to the audience.
• “Don’t stay in the way of the traffic,” said the policeman.
• “Take off your coats and come in,” said the hostess to us.
• “Send your son to a camp,” said the teacher.
• “Visit your mother this summer, Mary,” said Ann.
• “Come and stay a couple of days with us, Ann,” Mary said.
• “Go away, girls, go away, please, don’t stand in the way of the procession,” said the policeman.
• “Don’t sound the horns while you are driving near the hospital,” said the policeman.
• “”You better leave now,” said the doctor.
• “Put on your sweaters, boys, before and especially after the game,” said the instructor.

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Learn converting commands and request type Imperative sentences into Indirect Speech or narration. The solved exercises given below are here to do practice on these exercises. Attempt yourself first and then see the answers.

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Q. change the following sentences into indirect speech..

• He said to his servant, “Leave the room at once”.
• He said to him, “Please wait here till I return.”
• Sara’s mother said to her, “Cook the food properly”.
• The teacher said to a student, “Don’t waste your time”.
• The police man shouted to the man, “Stop or I will shoot you”.
• My elder brother said to me, “Please post this letter for me”.
• I said to my brother, “Let us go to some hill station for a change”.
• The police officer said to a culprit, “Don’t try to be clever”.
• The judge said to the accused, “Hold your tongue”.
• He shouted, “Let me go.”
• She said, “Be quiet and listen to his words.”
• I said to my teacher, ” Pardon me sir”
• He ordered the servant to leave the room at once.
• He requested him to wait there till he returned.
• Sara’s mother ordered her to cook the food properly.
• The teacher ordered a student not to waste the time.
• The police man ordered the man to stop and threatened that otherwise he would shoot him.
• My elder brother requested me to post this letter for him.
• I suggested to my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change.
• The police officer ordered a culprit not to try to be clever.
• The judge ordered the accused to hold his tongue.
• He shouted to let him go.
• He urged them to be quiet and listen to his work.
• I respectfully begged my teacher to pardon me.

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REPORTED SPEECH:

Yes/No questions

Yes/No questions with BE

WH questions

WH Questions with BE (when it is the main verb)

GENERAL RULE 1

GENERAL RULE 2

Instead of using the auxiliary we use IF.

The order of the sentence is normal.

We keep the WH and DO NOT write IF.

The verb to be goes at the END.

To report them, is very easy:We just say:to + verb (affirmative)not to + verb (negative)Click on the plus icon to see come examples.

We use ASKED instead of SAID.

We do the same changes in tenses, but we DO NOT write auxiliaries or questions marks.

QUESTIONS AND COMMANDS

Yes/No questions "Do you arrive home at 10 o'clock everyday?" Diana asked. Diana asked IF I arrived home at 10 o'clock everyday.

Yes/no questions with verb to be "Are they students?" The principal asked. The principal asked IF they WERE students.

Wh- Questions "When do you leave London?" My family asked. My family asked WHEN I left London.

WH- Questions with verb to be "Where are the keys?", my father asked. My father asked WHERE the keys WERE.

"Make your bed", my father asked me. My father asked me to make my bed. "Do not drink soda" the nutritionist told me. The nutritionist asked me not to drink soda.

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Total solar eclipses happen when the moon passes directly in front of the sun, plunging narrow bands of the Earth into darkness as the moon’s shadow travels along the “path of totality” on Earth. The next one in the United States will happen on April 8 and will be most visible from parts of the Northeast, the Midwest, and Texas. (After that, the next total solar eclipse visible from the U.S. will be on Aug. 23, 2044.)

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It’s one of the most fortunate coincidences that we have. And it’s not going to last forever, because the moon is drifting away from Earth at a rate of 3.8 centimeters every year. In about 316 million years, the moon will always be smaller than the sun. So we will stop having total solar eclipses.

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GitHub is a widely used platform for version control and collaborative development. However, encountering authentication errors can impede your workflow. One common issue is the “Authentication Failed” error, which occurs when your credentials are not properly recognized. This article will guide you through troubleshooting steps to resolve this error and get you back to working seamlessly on GitHub from the command line.

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Ensure that you are using the correct username and password or personal access token (PAT) for authentication. Double-check for any typos or changes in your credentials.

If you’re using a PAT, ensure it has the necessary permissions for the actions you’re trying to perform.

GitHub supports both HTTPS and SSH for repository access. If you’re using HTTPS, make sure you’re providing the correct credentials.

If you’re using SSH, ensure that your SSH key is properly configured and associated with your GitHub account. You can check this in your GitHub account settings.

Sometimes, the credentials stored by Git might become outdated or corrupted. You can update them using the following commands:

This will clear the existing credentials and set up Git to cache new credentials when prompted.

If you’ve previously saved your credentials using Git’s credential helper, you might need to clear the cache. Use the following command:

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Go to settings:.

Navigate to your GitHub account settings by clicking on your profile picture in the top right corner of the GitHub interface, then selecting “Settings” from the dropdown menu.

Access Developer Settings:

In the left sidebar of your GitHub settings, scroll down and click on “Developer settings.”

Select Personal Access Tokens:

Under “Developer settings,” click on “Personal access tokens.” This will take you to the page where you can manage your personal access tokens.

Generate a New Token:

On the “Personal access tokens” page, click on the “Generate new token” button. You may be prompted to enter your GitHub password to proceed.

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Generate and Copy Token: After configuring the token settings, click on the “Generate token” button. Once the token is generated, make sure to copy it immediately. GitHub will not display the token again for security reasons.

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When prompted for credentials on the command line, instead of entering your GitHub password, paste the personal access token you just generated into the “Password” field. Your username remains the same.

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Attorney General Russell Coleman speaks on election integrity

F RANKFORT, Ky. ( FOX 56 ) — Attorney General Russell Coleman addressed the media Tuesday to speak on the team that works to manage election integrity.

Attorney General Coleman addressed the Election Integrity Command Center, speaking on the team’s role of running what’s known as the Election Fraud Hotline.

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“It’s incredibly important that we afford the opportunity to protect the integrity of the ballot, that we create a mechanism, continue a mechanism of seamless law enforcement coordination to protect that incredible right, that incredible ability for our constitutional system to elect our leaders in free and fair elections,” Coleman said.

The hotline’s purpose is not only to report suspected election fraud but to also ask election-related questions.

“The calls have ranged from questions that inquired of voting procedures, legal questions, as well as an allegation of vote-buying or vote-selling, very serious conduct,” Coleman said.

Before Tuesday, the command center had received 35 calls from across the state. The calls ranged from voting procedure questions and an allegation of vote-selling or buying.

“If a caller has a credible complaint or a credible report of fraud, once we receive that call, we refer that to our DCI or Department of Criminal Investigations, our detectives, to run that to ground, to run those leads to ground. They’ll then work with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to address it,” Coleman said.

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In 2022, a hotline tip about a suspected election law violation in Monroe County led to the conviction of seven people for election crimes.

“This makes me proud. This makes me proud that we have law enforcement officers collaborating together. Federal, state, and local, tearing down those silos that oftentimes we have within law enforcement, all coming together for one purpose. From early this morning until late tonight, in the days going forward, one purpose is to protect the integrity of the vote,” Coleman said.

As of his time of addressing the media, Coleman said 11 calls came to the hotline from Barren, Boone, Boyd, and Fayette counties.

The voter fraud hotline can be used by dialing (800) 328-8683.

For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX 56 News.

Samuel Alito flew an 'Appeal to Heaven' flag outside his Long Beach vacation home: report

The 'appeal to heaven' flag, known as a pine cone flag, is the second case of the alito family embracing symbols popular with the 'stop the steal' camp on jan. 6, 2021..

WASHINGTON − Another flag − not an upside one, but a flag that said "Appeal to Heaven'' − carried by some of the people who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, flew over a home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito last summer, the New York Times reported Wednesday.

The second flag, which the report said is a symbol for a religious strand of the “Stop the Steal” campaign, was raised over Alito's New Jersey vacation home in July and September of 2023.

The Times previously reported that an upside-down American flag flew over the justices Virginia home in January of 2021.

 Supreme Court justices are  supposed to avoid politics .

Alito told the Times his wife, Martha-Ann Alito, raised the inverted flag in response to a dispute with a neighbor and he “had no involvement whatsoever."

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The Times said Alito declined to respond to questions about the beach house flag.

A spokesperson for the Supreme Court did not immediately respond to a request for comment from USA TODAY to the latest report.

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The high court is deciding two cases related to former President Donald Trump and his supporters’ efforts to overturn the results of the election, decisions that will affect the  criminal election interference charge s pending against Trump.

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who heads the Senate Judiciary Committee, renewed his call for  Alito to recuse himself  from cases related to the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 insurrection.

“This episode will further erode public faith in the court," Durbin said in a statement in which he also urged Chief Justice John Roberts to add an enforcement mechanism to the court's ethics code.

Durbin has been pushing for Congress to impose on the court stronger ethics rules backed by an enforcement process but has been blocked by Republicans.

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What does the `Appeal to Heaven' pine tree flag mean?

The "Appeal to Heaven" flag − a white flag with a green pine tree in the center − was used during the American Revolution. It has become a symbol for Christian nationalist.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has hung the flag outside his congressional office.

The Freedom From Religion Foundation calls the flag a "sectarian symbol that indicates government endorsement of Christianity."

Delivering the commencement address at a Catholic University this month, Alito said that the freedom of religion is "imperiled."

He told the graduates of Franciscan University of Steubenville they may soon find themselves in a job or social setting where they will feel pressure to endorse ideas they don’t believe in or to abandon core beliefs.

“It will be up to you," he said, "to stand firm."

When was the flag flown over Alito's beach house?

The Times report included a Google Street View image from last August showing the "Appeal to Heaven" flag at his home on Long Beach Island. The Times said other photographs it obtained, as well as corroboration from neighbors, show the flag flying in July and September of 2023.  

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SNYDE | Jennifer Lopez not answering questions about Ben Affleck, personal life: report

Reporters were told this week to avoid any questions about Affleck or Lopez’s personal life , sources close to the situation told TMZ.

The outlet also learned that the 54-year-old actress will only be doing group interviews alongside co-stars Sterling K. Brown and Simu Liu, for the time being.

The news comes just hours after J Lo shot down a question about Affleck from a writer at an “Atlas” press event in Mexico City on Wednesday night.

The journalist asked Lopez “what is true about the situation” and “rumors” concerning her marriage to the 51-year-old Oscar winner.

“You know better than that,” responded Lopez. Simu Liu, who sat next to her on the panel, appeared to come to her defense, adding, “Don’t come in here with that,” in footage captured by Spanish-language show “El Gordo y la Flaca.”

During the film’s Hollywood premiere on Monday , where Affleck was noticeably absent, there were no questions asked about the relationship.

Last week, the couple was photographed together for the first time since March , both wearing their wedding rings, although the “Good Will Hunting” writer appeared without his the following day.

Now living separately, Affleck is reportedly currently camping out at a home in Brentwood, Calif., having moved out of the pair’s shared $60 million Beverly Hills mansion.

The tensions are said to be exacerbated by the disappointing ticket sales of Lopez’s tour — supporting her “This Is Me…Now” album — which is kicking off next month.

Sources told the Daily News last weekend that the pop icon needs “serious emotional support” right now and “Affleck is not built for that.” Lopez ultimately suggested they  relocate to her native New York , but as both have teenage kids in school, that isn’t necessarily feasible.

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How did Matt Rempe handle his week, where all of the hockey world seemed to be talking about him despite never seeing game action?

By going to a vampire-themed escape room with his buddy Adam Edstrom, that’s how.

“I was not off to a hot start, but Eddie was buzzing,” the jovial 21-year-old said on the morning of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final. “Then the last half, I had some  elite  codebreakers. I solved the puzzle. The guy was so impressed, he took us out for wings after.

“It was a good job. I blew it away. It was some Zodiac sign puzzle. I don’t even know anything about Zodiac signs, but I cracked it. Not a big deal. So, that was good. He took us out for wings, so that was fun.”

Rempe has been the talk of the town and the sport, all without him actually having played in the series-opening 3-0 loss to Florida .

Mark Messier called for him to come into the lineup.

Wayne Gretzky and Henrik Lundqvist talked about him on TNT.

His ratio of ice time to attention surely must be an all-time record.

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Indeed, there was a crowd around Rempe’s locker at MSG Training Center on Friday morning. And indeed, Rempe provided some entertainment.

The escape room trio was completed by Edstrom’s girlfriend. So, Rempe was the third wheel?

“No,” he said. “ She  was third-wheeling.”

The Rangers did not run line rushes Friday morning, so the question of whether or not Rempe would be inserted into the Game 2 lineup to provide a physical response remained open as he spoke.

The only thing Peter Laviolette would say is that the calls for Rempe to play would have no impact on the coaching staff’s decisions.

But there was no wondering about Rempe’s energy, which he had in excess. The 21-year-old was riffing, reeling, owning the room.

“If I get an opportunity, like,  chomping ,” he said. “I’m ready to go. Ready to go. If that happens, I want to be buzzing.”

If Rempe is feeling any pressure at all, he did a hell of a job hiding it.

“I don’t like to look at it like that,” Rempe said. “Yeah, I got an opportunity. Am I gonna — ‘Oh, god’ — be nervous? No. I’m just gonna go out there, take it shift by shift, every day type of thing, just have fun with it. 

“That’s what I like to do. Create some chaos, go skate hard and have fun. I’m 21 . I don’t have no pressure.”

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