Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 25 views

    Indirect Questions

    Uploaded by

    SHEYLA ANDREA ANTICONA HERRERA
    The document provides examples of direct questions and their indirect equivalents. It then lists additional direct questions and asks the reader to fill in the gaps to convert them into indirect questions by using the words or phrases provided in the prompts. The goal is to make the questions more formal and polite by starting them with phrases like "Can you tell me" or "Do you know" rather than asking directly.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content

    You might also like

    Indirect Questions

    Uploaded by

    SHEYLA ANDREA ANTICONA HERRERA
    25 views2 pages
    The document provides examples of direct questions and their indirect equivalents. It then lists additional direct questions and asks the reader to fill in the gaps to convert them into indirect questions by using the words or phrases provided in the prompts. The goal is to make the questions more formal and polite by starting them with phrases like "Can you tell me" or "Do you know" rather than asking directly.

    Original Description:

    Original Title

    indirect-questions

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    The document provides examples of direct questions and their indirect equivalents. It then lists additional direct questions and asks the reader to fill in the gaps to convert them into indirect questions by using the words or phrases provided in the prompts. The goal is to make the questions more formal and polite by starting them with phrases like "Can you tell me" or "Do you know" rather than asking directly.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as pdf or txt
    25 views2 pages

    Indirect Questions

    Uploaded by

    SHEYLA ANDREA ANTICONA HERRERA
    The document provides examples of direct questions and their indirect equivalents. It then lists additional direct questions and asks the reader to fill in the gaps to convert them into indirect questions by using the words or phrases provided in the prompts. The goal is to make the questions more formal and polite by starting them with phrases like "Can you tell me" or "Do you know" rather than asking directly.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 2

    Task 1: Study the following examples.

    Where is the docent?

    Can you tell me where the docent is?

    What do you like about the museum?

    I wonder what you like about the museum.

    Task 2: Make these direct questions more formal by starting them with the words given.
    Make sure you change the order in the questions.

    Direct Questions Indirect Questions

    Where's the station? Can you tell me __________________________________


    ?
    Are you coming to the party? Can you let me know if ____________________________ ?
    How does it work? Can you explain _________________________________ ?
    What's the matter? Please tell me ___________________________________ .
    Where are you from? I'd like to know _________________________________ .
    How long does it take to get Do you know ___________________________________ ?
    there?
    Has she reached a decision Has she told you whether _________________________ ?
    yet?
    What time are you leaving?" Do you know __________________________________ ?
    Does Annie know about I wonder whether ________________________________ .
    computers?
    Excuse me. How do you get to Could you tell us _______________________________ ?
    the post office from here?
    What are you doing?! Do you have any idea _________________________ ?!
    Could you lend me 50 Riyals? "I don't suppose __________________________________ .
    Could you take me to the Is there any chance ____________________________ ?
    airport?"
    Does Susana like classical I wonder if ___________________________________.
    music?"

    Adapted by: S. Palomo


    Indirect Questions Exercise

    "What's this?"
    "Do you know what this is?"

    Fill the gaps to make indirect questions.

    1 "Where's the station?"


    "Can you tell me ...................................................................................... ?"
    2 "Are you coming to the party?"
    "Can you let me know if ...................................................................................... ?"
    3 "How does it work?"
    "Can you explain ...................................................................................... ?"
    4 "What's the matter?"
    Please tell me ...................................................................................... ."
    5 "Where are you from?"
    "I'd like to know ...................................................................................... ."
    6 "How long does it take to get there?"
    "Do you know .......................................................................................................... ?"
    7 "Has she reached a decision yet?"
    "Has she told you whether ................................................................................................. ?"
    8 "Do you know the capital of Honduras?"
    "Do you happen ................................................................................................................. ?"
    9 "Does Annie know about computers?"
    "I wonder whether ............................................................................................. ."
    10 "Excuse me. How do you get to the post office from here?"
    "Could you tell us ...................................................................................................................... ?"
    11 "What are you doing?!"
    "Do you have any idea ...................................................................................... ?!"
    12 "Could you lend me 50 Euros?"
    "I don't suppose ...................................................................................... ."
    13 "Could you take me to the airport?"
    "Is there any chance ................................................................................................................ ?"
    14 "Does Susana like classical music?"
    "I can't remember if ................................................................................................. ."

    You might also like