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09 Direct and Indirect Questions

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I TEACHTHIS mre orestem Direct and Indirect Questions Indirect questions are polite longer forms of direct questions. We use them when talking to a person we don't know very well or in formal situations. Examples: Direct question: Where is the department store? Indirect question: Could you tell me where the department store is? Direct question: What is his name? Indirect question: Do you know what his name is? Rule 1: Indirect questions are formed of two parts: a polite expression and a question that places the verb after the subject unlike a direct question. Examples: = Direct question: Where is the post office? Indirect question: Could you tell me where the post office is? Direct question: What is the time? Indirect question: Do you know what the time is? A. Read the direct questions and change them into indirect questions using the polite expressions: Could you tell me...? and Do you know...? 1. Where is the station? ATaS REIMER nKen sin TENnceN Are Nena ITRE TANT 2. What your job? 3. How big is the apartment? 4. When is the next train to Osaka? 5. Who is our new English teacher? oo... Rule 2: Indirect questions do not use the helping verbs do, does or did. Examples: Direct question: When does the next train arrive? Indirect question: Do you know when the next train arrives? Do you know when does the next train arrive? - Incorrect Direct question: When did the cinema close down? Indirect question: Could you tell me when the cinema closed down? Could you tell me when did the cinema close down? ~ Incorrect “Teach -Thiscom®© 2021 Permission granted to repoduce for elassroom use, [TEACH THIS aI Direct and Indirect Questions B. Put the words in the correct order to form a direct question that uses do, does, and did. Then, underneath make the direct question indirect. 1. go / Bus 119 / where / to / does 2. you / name / last / your / spell / do / how 3, leave / does / the / boat / when 4, to / book / this / belong / does / who snsguasysoaneenronensnnecneeneguxecennnenennerourenmesrenntense 5. early / close / shop / the / does / so / why Rule 3: When the direct question is a yes/no question, the indirect question uses the word if and the word order of a normal positive sentence, Direct question: Is the restaurant closing now? Indirect question: Can you tell me if the restaurant is closing now? Direct question: Does Sophia live in New York? Indirect question: Do you know if Sophia lives in New York? C. Read the direct yes/no questions and change them into indirect questions using a polite expression with if. 1, Does she like Indian food? 2. Has the game started yet? 3. Does he speak English? 4, Is there a public toilet near here? 5. Is this house for sale? 1. ‘Teach Thi:com © 2021 Permission granted to reproduce tor classeoom use

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