INDIRECT QUESTIONS

 

What's your name?  ® a direct question

Can you tell me what your name is?  ® an indirect question

 

• In indirect questions the word order is AFFIRMATIVE:   S  +  V

             There is no DO / DOES / DID.

• When there's no question word, we use IF or WHETHER:

 

              Do you know him?   Im not sure if / whether you know him.

 

• The most common expressions that introduce indirect questions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We often make indirect questions when we want to be more polite.

 

Make these questions indirect.

l. Where does she live?

2. Who won the match?

3. Did they show you the way?

4. Have you ever been to Paris?

5. How often do they go abroad?

6. When was the company founded?

7. Is the president going to resign?

8. Are you waiting for the bus?

9. Which platform does the train leave from?

10. Does your manager often go on business trips?

11. What were you looking for?

12. How many books has she read this month?

13. Where does the meeting take place?

14. Who will become the next Prime Minister?

15. Do the British speak many foreign languages?

16. What's the time?

17. Why did they arrest Paul Benson?

18. Are they going to close down the factory?

19. Did they sell their old car?

20. Were you tired last night?

21. How much does this coat cost?

22. Can you play the guitar?

23. Why did the police shoot at him?