Indirect Questions These can be a bit tricky for beginner students but I still tend to practice it with them. A lot of students who come to classes for the first time ask simple getting to know you questions like “Where are you from?” and I encourage the slightly more polite, “Can I ask where you are from?” This
Students then use the information from the first page to change direct questions into indirect questions using polite expressions. Exercise A - Answer key. 1.
reported questions. However, we use indirect questions in a different way from reported questions. Indirect questions are a way of being polite. They are very, very common in English, especially when you're talking to someone you don't know. 'Yes / ˚o' Questions To make an indirect 'yes / no' question, we use 'if' and the word order of a normal
The teacher said that the Sun rises in the east. (indirect) She said, ‘My son wants to be an actor.’ (direct) She said that her son wants to be an actor. (indirect) • In an indirect or reported question, the subject comes before the verb, not after it. You do not use the helping verb ‘do’ to form reported questions.
Direct and Indirect Questions Introduction This direct and indirect questions worksheet helps to teach students how to change direct questions into indirect ones. Procedure Give each student a copy of the two-page worksheet. Read through the grammar explanation and review the indirect question examples together as a class.
Indirect Questions These can be a bit tricky for beginner students but I still tend to practice it with them. A lot of students who come to classes for the first time ask simple getting to know you questions like “Where are you from?” and I encourage the slightly more polite, “Can I ask where you are from?” This
INDIRECT QUESTIONS. WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Direct and Indirect Questions. A. Read the direct questions and change them into indirect questions using the polite expressions.. 1.
INDIRECT QUESTIONS. WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Direct and Indirect Questions. A. Read the direct questions and change them into indirect questions using the polite expressions. 1. Where is the station? Could you tell me ..... 2. Are you coming to the party?
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 ...
in the direct question, we can use if or whether in the indirect question: I wonder if she replied to your email. You can review this worksheet online at www.
Indirect questions Exercise 1: ANSWERS Match the situation on the left with an indirect question on the right. 1. You’re not wearing your watch. b. Could you tell me what time it is? 2. You need to buy some stamps on holiday. h. Do you know where the post office is? 3. The shop is still shut. e. Have you any idea when it opens? 4.
Answers 1 "Where's the station?" "Can you tell me where the station is? 2 "Are you coming to the party?" "Can you let me know if you're/are coming to the party?
Answers to Indirect Questions Exercise 1 1) Can you tell me where she plays tennis? 2) Can you tell me if he lives in Paris? 3) Can you tell me if she is hungry? 4) Can you tell me what this is? 5) Can you tell me if they work in Canada? 6) Can you tell me when John and Luke meet? 7) Can you tell me if he is a lawyer?
Worksheet: A dialogue between an immigrant officer and a tourist at the airport. Indirect questions. 5,498 Downloads. The Mary Celeste Mystery. By Carina. Revision of indirect questions and question tags (form and intonation) using the Mary Celeste mystery as a springboard. 3 pages + Key. 5,264 Downloads.
reported questions. However, we use indirect questions in a different way from reported questions. Indirect questions are a way of being polite. They are very, very common in English, especially when you're talking to someone you don't know. 'Yes / ˚o' Questions To make an indirect 'yes / no' question, we use 'if' and the word order of a normal
Answers to Indirect Questions Exercise 1 1) Can you tell me where she plays tennis? 2) Can you tell me if he lives in Paris? 3) Can you tell me if she is hungry? 4) Can you tell me what this is? 5) Can you tell me if they work in Canada? 6) Can you tell me when John and Luke meet? 7) Can you tell me if he is a lawyer?
Direct and Indirect Questions Introduction This direct and indirect questions worksheet helps to teach students how to change direct questions into indirect ones. Procedure Give each student a copy of the two-page worksheet. Read through the grammar explanation and review the indirect question examples together as a class.