I asked him why he stole her bag. I asked him why he was late. I asked him why recessions put good jobs at a premium. I asked him why there were different colors of skin. 上記のように、主語（I）がfactと認めた（factだと思い込んでいる）ことをwhy-clauseに書くんだろ。
自分の娘は可愛いと思っている。 しかし、彼が自分の娘を「ブスだ！」と言った。 この状況で、以下のような文を書くんじゃないよ。 I asked him why my daughter was ugly. これはgrammatically correct, but poorly writtenだということだ。
この状況にマッチした文は I asked him why he said that. I asked him why he said such a thing. だろ
