Indirect Questions презентация

grammar?

as regular questions, but the grammar is a little different.

Here are some examples:

tomorrow?

Why were you absent yesterday?


Where is the bookstore?

Indirect Question:

I wonder what the weather will be like tomorrow?

Can you tell me why you were absent yesterday?

Do you know where the bookstore is?

clause. It can be a sentence or a question.

Can you tell me...?

I wonder...

Do you know...?

Do you have any idea...?

I need to know...

Tell me...

know…?

Can you tell me…?

Do you have any idea…?

Dependent clause:

Wh- questions:

…WHEN the bus arrives.
…WHERE Susan is.
…HOW much the book costs.




Yes/No questions:

…IF we have a test today?
…WHETHER Susan is sick?
…IF it’s going to rain?

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1. What is the problem?
Do you Know what the problem is?
I don’t know what the problem is.
2. Which site do you use?
Do you know which site you use?
I wonder which site you use.

where he goes?
4. Why did the man complain?
I have no idea why the man complained.
5. Should we leave?
I wonder whether/if we should leave.
6. Does he visit them?
Can you remember whether/if he visits them?

and negatives. When you are writing the dependent clause in an Indirect Question, do NOT use Do, Does, or Did.

Example
1. Direct question: Where did the teacher go?
indirect question: Do you know WHERE the teacher went?
Not: Do you know WHERE did the teacher go?

a WH- word:
who, what, when, where, why, how

Can you tell me why they were absent?
I’d like to know when she left.

*Indirect Yes/No questions have a dependent clause that begins with:
if, whether (*whether = more formal)
Can you tell me whether Al-Hilal won?
I’d like to know if she passed the test.

If the introductory clause is a question (like “can you remember..?), then the whole sentence ends with a question mark (?)

If the introductory clause is a statement (like “ I wonder..”) then the whole sentence is a statement and ends with a full-stop (.).

regular question.

Indirect questions are often more polite because they have a polite introductory clause:
Could you tell me…?
Do you know…?

question. Then give your paper to your teacher to correct.

1. Where is the restroom? (use: “Do you know…?”)
Do you know where the restroom is?
2. Where did Janet go? (use: “Can you tell me…?”)
Can you tell me where janet went?
3. When is our winter break? (use:“Do you have any idea…?”)
Do you have an idea when our winter break is?
4. Why did she leave? (use: “I’d like to know…”)
I’d like to know why she left.
What were you doing at 5:00?(use: ”I wonder…..”)
I wonder what you were doing at 5:00.

today?
(use: “Do you know…?”)
Do you know if/whether the teacher is sick today?
7. Was she absent yesterday?
(use: “Can you tell me…?”)
Can you tell me if/whether she was absent yesterday?
8. Did Paul leave class early?
(use: “Do you know…?”)
Do you know if/whether Paul left class early?
9. Does Janet have a cell phone?
(use: “I wonder…”)
I wonder if/whether Janet has a cell phone.
10.Do your kids speak English well?
(use: “Tell me…”)
Tell me if/whether your kids speak English well.

or other classmates for help if you need it.

Remember: practice makes perfect!
So review your notes and your textbook!