Le Discours Indirect et Direct

Question

Bonjour Madame Cécile !Though, Kwiziq doesn’t have any lessons on this particular grammar topic but I would like to ask a few queries pertaining to this concept -1. Ma mère me dit, < Lève-toi tôt tous les matins.>I answered - Ma mère me dit de se lever tôt tous les matins. Here, the question is whether we have to use “ se lever” or “me lever” ? I had gone through the rules in my grammar book which states to use the infinitive form of the verb after de when the sentence is in L’Impèratif . So, why is “se lever” wrong here ?2. Il demande, < Aimez-vous les chiens ? >Now, I wrote - Il demande si nous aimons les chiens.However, the right answer was- Il demande s’ils aiment les chiens.I request you to please explain the reasons behind the above two queries.A small request, as a student, to take a glimpse of my previous question posted few days back. I know it’s quite a tedious question but I hope it’ll be done.By the way, to take a glance is “ coup d’œil” - an expression I learnt just now !Merci encore Madame !Je vous souhaite une bonne journée!

Accepted Answer

Hi Shrey,
1. It would be ‘me lever’ you have to use the correct reflexive pronoun with the infinitive . You would use ‘se’ with il/elle/on/ils/elles
E.g.
Ma mère leur dit de se lever tôt le matin = My mother tells them to get up early in the morning
 
Ma mère nous dit de nous lever ...= My mother tells us to get up .... 
Etc.
2. It depends on the context, the answer could be -
Il (me) demande si j’aime les chiens ( if ‘vous’ is polite form)
Il (nous) demande si nous aimons les chiens (if ‘vous’ was plural)
Il (leur) demande s’ils aiment les chiens ( if you are talking about a separate group of people which doesn’t include you)
Hope this helps!