INDIRECT QUESTIONS

INDIRECT QUESTIONS
For us to be able to make indirect questions, must of the time we need to follow
an order. In other words, we can say that creating an indirect question requires to
use an introductory phrase followed by the question itself in positive/negative
sentence structure.
Connect the two phrases with the question word (Some examples of question
words are: who, where, when, why, what or which) or we can also use the words
if/whether in the case the question is a yes or no question.
The following indirect question structure is for yes/no questions:
Introductory sentence + Whether/if + positive/negative sentence.
The following indirect question structure for question word order is:
Introductory sentence + the question word+ positive/negative sentence.
Examples:
Indirect questions using question word order.
Direct Question
Where is Rodolfo Robles Street?
What time does the supermarket
open?
How much do you earn?
What is he doing?
What is your last name?
Yes/no Questions
Are you living in Mexico?
Does Mark like flying?
Did she go Shopping?
Was she a teacher?
Indirect Question
Can you tell me where Rodolfo Robles
Street is?
Do you know what time the
supermarket opens?
Could you tell me how much you earn?
May I ask what he is doing?
May I know what your last name is?
If/whether + positive word order.
I would like to know if you are living in
Mexico.
Do you know whether Mark likes
flying?
I’m not sure if she went shopping.
Can you tell me whether she was a
teacher?
Example 2:
Direct question:
Who is she?
Indirect question with question word order: Do you know who she is?
Indirect question with statement word order: He is asking who she is.
Example 3:
Direction question: Where can I sit?
Indirect question with question word order: Do you know where I can sit?
Indirect question with statement word order: I’d like to know where I can sit.