INDIRECT QUESTIONS

INDIRECT QUESTIONS

1. Indirect questions are a little more formal and polite. We use them when talking to a person we don’t know very well, or in professional situations, and their form is a little different.

2. Some phrases for Indirect Questions Could you tell me… Can you tell me… Do you know… I wonder… / I was wondering… Do you have any idea… I’d like to know… Would it be possible… Is there any chance… I’d be interested to hear… Would you mind telling me… Have you any idea…

3. GRAMMAR

4. Indirect questions are formed by a complex sentence, that is, a main sentence plus a subordinate sentence. "I need to know" is the main sentence and "how old you are" is the subordinate sentence.

5. Closed questions (which are those that can be answered with yes or no) Open questions (which are those that need an interrogative pronoun or an interrogative adverb)

6. Indirect closed questions are formed with the preposition if:

   • I do not know if I must laugh or cry

7. Open indirect questions Open indirect questions can be constructed with any interrogative particle:

   • Can you tell me what I should do now?

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