5. Advanced • Level 2

Indirect Questions

10 Questions • 3 Minutes

📖 Lesson: Indirect Questions

Definition

Indirect questions are more polite.

Direct: "Where is the bank?"
Indirect: "Could you tell me where the bank is?"

Word Order Rule (Crucial)

In indirect questions, the word order changes back to Statement Order (Subject + Verb).

Wrong: "Do you know where *is he*?"
Correct: "Do you know where he is?"

Wh- vs Yes/No

Wh- questions: Keep the question word. "Do you know *when*..."
Yes/No questions: Use "If" or "Whether". "Do you know *if* he is coming?"

📋 Practice Questions

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1. Do you know where _____?

Ais he
Bhe is
Cis
Dhe be

2. Can you tell me what _____?

Atime is it
Btime it is
Cis the time
Dtime

3. I wonder why _____.

Ais she crying
Bshe is crying
Ccrying is she
Dshe cry

4. Do you know if _____?

Ais he coming
Bhe is coming
Ccoming he is
Dhe come

5. Could you tell me how much _____?

Adoes it cost
Bit costs
Ccost it
Dit cost

6. I don't know who _____.

Ais that
Bthat is
Cbe that
Dthat be

7. Do you remember when _____?

Adid we meet
Bwe met
Cmet we
Dwe did meet

8. Ask him where _____.

Adoes he live
Bhe lives
Clives he
Dhe live

9. I am not sure what _____.

Ashould I do
BI should do
Cdo I should
DI do

10. Do you have any idea how long _____?

Awill it take
Bit will take
Ctake it will
Dtakes it