__ direct speech
__reported speech
*"What is your native country?" the inspector asked
=> The inspector asked her what her native country was.
*"What is your final destination?"
=>They asked her what her final destination was.
*"Are you joining relatives?"
=>They asked her if she was joining relatives.
*"How much money do you have ?"
=>They asked her how much money she had.
*"Can you read and write ?"
=>They wanted to know whether/if she could read and write.
Shannon said she had found a shabby and delapidated room on the East Side.She felt disappointed but it was cheap.
Shannon also said she had found a job as a nanny.She got a room and a boared/she was fed.
Patrick wanted to Shannon join him in California.