This document discusses the differences between direct and indirect wh-questions in English. It explains that in indirect questions using the verb "be", the word order changes and "be" comes after the noun. It also explains that in indirect questions using auxiliary verbs like "do", "does", or "did", the auxiliary verb is omitted. It provides examples of changing direct wh-questions into indirect questions by modifying the word order or removing auxiliary verbs.

1. From Wh-questions

2. I. Wh- Questions with be
•Where are the grocery
stores?
•Where is Seera Castle?

3. In indirect questions with
be, the word order changes:
be comes after the noun.
• Could you tell me where
Seera Castle is?
Not Could you tell me where is
Seera Castle?

4.  Can you tell me where
the grocery stores are?
Not Can you tell me where
are the grocery stores?
In indirect questions, be
comes after the noun.

5. II. Wh-Questions with
do/does/did
 How often do the buses leave
for the city?
 What time does the shop open?
 When did the school close for
the summer?

6. In indirect questions with
do, do / does / did is omitted.
 Can you tell me how
often the buses leave?
Not Can you tell me how
often do the buses leave?

7. 1. Where is the library?
(Could you tell me…..?)
• Could you tell me where
the library is?

8. 2. Where is the Art
Museum?
(Can you tell me.…?)
• Can you tell me where
the Art Museum is?

9. 3. What sport are the boys
playing?
(Do you know?)
• Do you know what
sport the boys are playing?

10. 4. Where do you get pizza?
(Can you tell me….?)
• Can you tell me where
you get pizza?

11. • Do you know what time
the post office opens?
5. What time does the post
office open?
(Do you know…….?)

12. 6. When did the bus leave?
(Could you tell me…?)
• Could you tell me when
the bus left?