看到这样一个句子，直接引语是一个问句，但没有用 he asked，而是用了 he said：

“Seb?’ he said, with a rising inflection.“是塞伯吗？”他扬声问道。

请问：这种用法规范吗？

这样表达也是可以的，相当与宾语提前到装表达

关于直接引语与间接引语的转换几种句子种类归案如下：
引述别人的话有两种方式：一是使用引号引出人家的原话,这叫做直接引语；一是用自己的话把人家的话转述出来,这叫做间接引语.

John said, "I’m going to London with my father." 约翰说："我要和父亲到伦敦去."
（引号内是直接引语） 

John said that he was going to London with his father. 约翰说,他要和他父亲去伦敦.
（宾语从句是间接引语）

在将直接引语转换为间接引语时，不仅句式上要有变化，而且要在时态、人称、时间、地点等方面作相应的变化。
引语转换时的句式变化：不同的直接引语句式，如：陈述句、疑问句、祈使句和感叹句，转换成间接引语时要遵循一定的句式转换规则，还要注意根据句意，使用适当的引述动词。
(1)陈述句的间接引语
将陈述句转换为间接引语，通常用that引导的宾语从句来表达。连词that 在不引起歧义的情况下可以省略。引述分句的动词常见的有say 和tell等。
She said. "My brother wants to go with me. "
→She said her brother wanted to go with her
Mr Smith said. "Jack is a good worker."
→Mr Smith said Jack was a good worker. 
She said. "I have lost a pen."
→She said she had lost a pen 
She said. "We hope so."
→She said they hoped so. 
 She said. "He will go to see his friend.
 "→She said he would go to see his friend.
 The earth moves around the sun and the moon moves around the earth, the teacher told me. 
 → The teacher told me the earth moves around the sun and the moon moves around the earth.
【特别注意：】在下列情况下，往往要保留that。
① that 的省略会产生歧义。
Linda said disappointedly that when she arrived at the station, the train had already left.琳达很失望地说，她到达车站时火车已经开走了。（如不用that，when状语从句既可以理解为修饰said, 又可以理解为修饰had left）
② 当引述动词后面不止跟一个that引导的从句时，第二个that不能省略。
He said (that) he was leaving for Europe the next week and that he would stay there for half a year. 他说他下周要到欧洲去并在那里呆半年。（第二个that不能省略）
(2)疑问句的间接引语
直接引语如果是疑问句，变成间接引语后，叫做间接问句。引述的动词常用ask, inquire, wonder, want to know等。间接问句的词序一般都用正常词序，句末不用问号，用句号。
①一般疑问句的间接引语
直接引语为一般疑问句时，用连词whether或if 引导，某些表示请求的疑问句也可以转换成间接祈使句。
"Do you go to school by bus or by bike?" 
→He asked me if I went to school by bus or by bike.
【特别注意：】引述词say to oneself常改成wonder。
I said to myself, “Am I fit for the job?”   
I wondered if I was fit for the job. 
我不知道我是否能胜任这项工作。 
②选择疑问句的间接引语
直接引语为选择疑问句时，用连词whether/if…or…引导。
He said, “Are you interested in English or not?”  
He asked (me) whether I was interested in English or not.   
③特殊疑问句的间接引语
直接引语为特殊疑问句，转换为间接引语时，仍用原来的疑问词引导。
He asked , "Where do you live?" 
→He asked me where I lived.
Jack said. "John, where were you going when I met you in the street?"
→Jack asked John where he was going when he met him in the street.
He said to Kate. "How is your sister now?"
→He asked Kate how her sister was then.
“What do you do in your free time?” he asked me. 
【特别注意:】“What’s the matter with you?”和“What’s wrong with you?”改为间接引语时词序不变。
He asked me what was wrong with me.
他问我出什么事了。 
He asked me what was the matter with me.
他问我怎么了
（备注：如果直接引语如果是反意疑问句,,间接引语应改为由whether或if引导的宾语从句.）

She asked me , "You have seen the film, haven’t you?" 
→She asked me whether(或if )I had seen the film. 
He said, "Can you swim, John?" 
→He asked John if he could swim. 
"You have finished the homework, haven‘t you?" my mother asked. 
→My mother asked me whether I had finished the homework. 
"Do you go to school by bus or by bike?" 
→He asked me if I went to school by bus or by bike.
(3)祈使句的间接引语：直接引语如果是祈使句，变成间接引语后，叫间接祈使句。
①祈使句表示命令时，要把直接引语的动词say变成command, order, tell等动词，被转述的部分改为动词不定式。否定祈使句改为not to do结构。
Don’t make any noise," she said to the children. 
→She told (ordered) the children not to make any noise. 

②祈使句表示请求时，常把直接引语的动词say变成ask, beg, request, urge等动词。
"Bring me a cup of tea, please," said she.
→She asked him to bring her a cup of tea.
The teacher said to the boy, "Open the window.
"→The teacher told the boy to open the window.
His father said to him , "Don’t leave the door open."
→His father told him not to leave the door open.


③以Let’s开头的祈使的句，变间接引语时，通常将引述动词改为suggest，然后再接that从句。
A:He said, "Let’s go to the film."
 →He suggested going to the film.
 或He suggested that they should go to see the film.
 →He suggested (our )going to the theatre.
 或He suggested that we(should) go to the theatre. 
 B:"Would you mind opening the window?" he asked. 
→He asked me to open the window. 
"Why don’t you take a walk after supper?" he asked . 
→he advised me to take a walk after supper. 
"Shall we listen to the music?" he asked. 
→He suggested listening to the music. 

(4)感叹句的间接引语
直接引语是感叹句，变成间接引语后，叫做间接感叹句。间接感叹句多采用宾语从句结构，既可用what或how引导，也可用that引导，还可以根据句子表达的不同感情选用适当的动词和状语来转换。
She said, "What a lovely day it is !" 
→She said what a lovely day it was .
或She said that it was a lovely day. 
(5)并列句和复合句的间接引语
当转述的内容为并列句或复合句，或有两种以上的句子时，应根据不同的句式来选择不同的引述动词和连接词。