Embedded Questions and Answers . D.Q.: What is he doing? I.Q.: I will ask what he IS doing. D.Q.

: What story I.Q.: I wonder what story X D.Q.: I.Q.: We asked D.Q.: I.Q.: Tell me Which does which X did they tell you? they TOLD you. she prefer ? she preferS.

Whom did he meet? whom X he MET. To whom has she sent the invitations? to whom she HAS SENT the invitations. For which friend for which friend did X they make the they MADE the

D.Q.: I.Q.: They will ask D.Q.: arrangements? I.Q.: Do you know arrangements?

D.Q.: I.Q.: Can you tell me

What is that? what that IS?

D.Q.: What was that noise? I.Q.: I wonder what that noise WAS. D.Q.: I.Q.: Ask him What time is it? what time it IS. Who is she? who she IS?

D.Q.: I.Q.: Do you know

D.Q.: Who was that man? I.Q.: I will ask who that man WAS. D.Q.: Whose shoes are these? I.Q.: I wonder whose shoes these ARE.

Similarly, when which is followed by the verb to be, followed by a pronoun, the pronoun complement generally precedes the verb in an indirect question. D.Q.: I.Q.: I want to know D.Q.: I.Q.: Please ask Which was it? which it WAS. Which organization is that? which organization that IS. the verb TO BE often precedes a

However, in the case of WHICH, noun or noun phrase. D.Q.: I.Q.: I wonder

Which is the right answer? which IS the right answer.

D.Q.: Which is the right road? I.Q.: Please tell me which IS the right road. D.Q.: I.Q.: He wants to know Which insects are predators? which insects ARE predators.

If the verb TO BE is accompanied by an adjective, the word order of direct and indirect questions is the same. D.Q.: Who is here? I.Q.: I will ask who IS here. D.Q.: I.Q.: Tell me Who was successful? who WAS successful. Which answer is correct? which answer IS correct.

D.Q.: I.Q.: Please tell us