EMBEDDED QUESTIONS

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EMBEDDED QUESTIONS

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QUESTIONS EMBEDDED IN QUESTIONS

HAVE THE SAME FUNCTION AS REGULAR QUESTIONS, BUT

THE WORD ORDER IS DIFFERENT FROM REGULAR QUESTION WORD ORDER

THEY ARE MORE POLITE BECAUSE THEY ARE LESS DIRECT AND

SOME EXAMPLES

EMBEDDED QUESTION:

REGULAR QUESTION:

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Do you have any idea what the weather will be like tomorrow?

What will the weather be like tomorrow?

Can you tell me why you were absent yesterday?

Why were you absent yesterday?

Do you know where the bookstore is?

Where is the bookstore?

QUESTIONS EMBEDDED IN STATEMENTS

EMBEDDED QUESTION (within a statement):

REGULAR QUESTION:

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I don't know where the bank is.

Where is the bank?

I wonder why the customer was angry.

Why was the customer angry?

I don't know what the teacher said.

What did the teacher say?

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For embedded questions, use and introductory clause. This is a main clause. It can be a sentence or a questions, such as ...

I'll find out...

I don't know...

I'd like to know...

I'd like to know...

I'd like to find out...

Do you know...?

I'm not sure...

Can you tell me...?

I can't remember

It doesn't say...

I was wondering/wonder...

Could you explain...?

I can't imagine...

Can you remember...?

I don't understand...

Let's ask... / I'll ask...

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I have no idea...

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dependent clause/ embedded question wh-questions:

main clause

Can you tell me If there are any tables next to a window?

I'd like to know... Please tell me... I don't know... I wonder...

... WHEN the class starts. ...WHERE the computer lab is. ... HOW much the book costs.

YES/NO QUESTIONS

Do you know... Can you tell me... Do you have any idea...

... IF we have a test today? ... WHETHER the teacher is sick? ... IF it's going to rain?

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DIFFERENCE FROM REGULAR QUESTIONS

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