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    The document discusses direct and indirect questions. Direct questions ask information directly, while indirect questions ask politely by changing word order and removing auxiliaries. Indirect questions often begin with "I wonder if" and have subject-verb-complement order. They are used to ask questions more politely, as when asking for information from a hotel clerk.

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    The document discusses direct and indirect questions. Direct questions ask information directly, while indirect questions ask politely by changing word order and removing auxiliaries. Indirect questions often begin with "I wonder if" and have subject-verb-complement order. They are used to ask questions more politely, as when asking for information from a hotel clerk.

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    Indirect Questions: When and Why Do We Use Them?

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    INDIRECT QUESTIONS

    WHEN AND WHY DO WE USE THEM?

    DIRECT VS. INDIRECT QUESTIONS

    If you are a tourist in a foreign city, what questions would you ask the person at the front desk? Can you complete them? help me? good restaurants nearby? When..banks open? get me a taxi? What time.. the bar close? .check out?

    COMPARE YOUR ANSWERS

    Could / Can you help me? Are there any good restaurants nearby? When do the banks open? Can you get me a taxi? What time does the bar close? What time / when do I have to check out?

    How can I ask these questions more politely?


    The answer is INDIRECT QUESTIONS Look! I wonder if you could help me. Can you tell me if there are any good restaurants nearby? Do you know when banks open? Id like to know what time the bar closes. Can you tell me what time I have to check out?

    THINK

    How does the word order change in indirect questions? When do we use IF in indirect questions? What happens to auxiliaries? What happens to the verb tense?

    RIGHT!

    The question is no longer a question, so the word order changes to that of an affirmative sentence S+V+C Ex: I wonder if you could help me When the question is a YES/NO question Ex. Can you tell me IF this is the correct street? We get rid of the auxiliaries Ex. I wonder if Terry came NOT if did Terry come. We keep the verb tense Ex. Has he heard that? I dont know if he has heard that

    NOW CHANGE THESE DIRECT QUESTIONS TO INDIRECT


    REMEMBER TO WRITE AN INTRODUCTORY PHRASE OR QUESTION. 1. When was this city founded? 2. Whats the population of the city? 3. Where can I exchange some money? 4. Is there a post office near here? 5. Where is there a good place to buy souvenirs? 6. Did I lock my room? 7. Has my room been cleaned?

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