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1. Indirect Questions
A Polite and Formal Way to Ask
Questions

2. What is an Indirect Question?
• An indirect question is a more polite or formal
way to ask something.
• Common phrases that start indirect questions:
• - Do you know…
• - Can you tell me…
• - I wonder…
• - I'd like to know…
• - She asked me…

3. Rules for Indirect Questions
• - Use statement word order: Subject + Verb
• ✅ where he is ❌ where is he
• - For yes/no questions, use if or whether
• I wonder if she is at home.
• Do you know whether it’s open?
• - Don’t use do/does/did in the question part.
• - No question mark unless the whole sentence
is a question.

4. Examples
• Direct: Where is the bank? → Indirect: Do you
know where the bank is?
• Direct: What time does the movie start? →
Indirect: Can you tell me what time the movie
starts?
• Direct: Is he coming today? → Indirect: I
wonder if he is coming today.

5. Part A – Multiple Choice
• 1. Where is she?
• A. Do you know where is she? B. Do you know where she is?
• 2. What time does the class start?
• A. Can you tell me what time does the class start? B. Can you tell me
what time the class starts?
• 3. Is it raining?
• A. I wonder is it raining. B. I wonder if it is raining.
• 4. Why did he leave early?
• A. She asked me why he left early. B. She asked me why did he leave early.
• 5. Does she speak French?
• A. I’d like to know if she speaks French. B. I’d like to know does she speak
French.

6. Part B – Rewrite as Indirect
Questions
• 6. Where is the nearest ATM? → Can you tell me
______________________?
• 7. Did he call you last night? → I wonder
______________________.
• 8. Why are you sad? → She asked me
______________________.
• 9. When does the bus arrive? → Do you know
______________________?
• 10. Is the library open on Sundays? → I'd like to know
______________________.

7. Part C – Error Correction
• 11. Can you tell me where does she work?
• 12. I don’t know what time is it.
• 13. He asked me if was I tired.
• 14. Do you know when will the meeting start?
• 15. I wonder what does this word mean.

8. Answer Key
• Part A: B B B A A
• Part B:
• - Can you tell me where the nearest ATM is?
• - I wonder if he called me last night.
• - She asked me why I was sad.
• - Do you know when the bus arrives?
• - I'd like to know if the library is open on Sundays.
• Part C:
• - where she works
• - what time it is
• - if I was tired
• - when the meeting will start
• - what this word means

9. Quick Tips Recap
• - Use statement word order (Subject + Verb)
• - Use 'if' or 'whether' for yes/no questions
• - Don’t use do/does/did
• - Only one question mark at the end (if
needed)

10. Bonus Tip (Advanced)
• - Don't use auxiliary verbs in indirect questions
• ❌ Can you tell me what time does it start?
• ✅ Can you tell me what time it starts?
• - Use 'whether' when offering options
• I’m not sure whether to go or stay.

11. Thank You
• Any questions?
• Practice makes perfect!