Direct vs Indirect Questions

DIRECT AND INDIRECT QUESTIONS

​During this week we will revise:

​UNIT 1.1

1. ​Direct questions.

2. ​Indirect questions.

3. ​Vocabulary about personality.

4. ​I will send you some videos for you to reinforce the grammar topics .

​FIRST, LET'S REMEMBER HOW TO MAKE QUESTIONS.

​Forming Questions In English Can Be Confusing.

Don’t worry – I’m going to teach you a simple formula that works for asking questions in almost ALL the verb tenses!

This formula is called QUASM:

QU estion word A uxiliary verb S ubject M ain verb

​Where do you work?

What does Martha think about me ?

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​YOU CAN USE THIS FORMULA WITH ALMOST ALL THE TENSES.

Multiple Choice

What are the four elements you need for making questions?

• Question word

  Auxiliary

  Subject

  Complement

• Question word

  Auxiliary

  Subject

  Main verb

Multiple Choice

LOOK AT THE QUESTIONS AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ONE .

• How many kids does Bob have?

• How many Bob does he have kids?

​Exceptions:

Yes/No questions do not use a question word.

but they still follow ASM (Auxiliary verb – Subject – Main verb)

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Auxiliary verb Subject Main verb

​ Do you like bananas?

Did you go to the cinema?

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​Let's practice .....

Multiple Choice

According to video when you have a Yes / no question, What are the elements you need to make a question?

• Auxiliary

  Subject

  Main verb

• Auxiliary

  Subject

  Complement

Open Ended

Put in order the words to make questions.

you/ do / How often / exercise / do ?

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct question.

• Have finished you your homework?

• You have finished your homework?

• Have you finished your homework?

​​DIRECT QUESTIONS.

​Direct questions are the “normal” questions that we can ask friends, family members, and people who we know well. You can form direct questions using the QUASM model that we revised previously..

​Example of a direct question:

Where is the bathroom?

​What time do you get up?

​Did you go to the cinema last week?

​When is your birthday?

​​INDIRECT QUESTIONS.

​​Indirect questions are a little more formal and polite. We use them when talking to a person we don’t know very well, or in professional situations, and their form is a little different.

Example of an indirect question: “Could you tell me where the bathroom is?”

​Phrases for Indirect Questions

​ Could you tell me…

• Do you know…

• I was wondering…

• Do you have any idea…

• I’d like to know…

• Would it be possible…

• Is there any chance…

​In your book you will find

​this explanation about the

​indirect questions.

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​Also you will find extra exercises for you to reinforce

​this topic.

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​Now, watch this video for you to reinforce the way you can make thos kind of questions.

​​Direct And Indirect Questions In English:

Examples

Direct: Where is Market Street?

Indirect: Could you tell me where Market Street is?

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In indirect questions with is/are, the verb (is) comes after the subject (Market Street).

​DIrect: Is she hungry

​Indirect: Can you tell me if she is hungry?

​​Direct What time does the bank open?

Indirect: Do you know what time the bank opens?

In indirect questions, we don’t use the auxiliary verbs do/does/did.

Also, you can see that the verb is “open” in the direct question, and “opens” in the indirect question.

​Direct: Why did you move to Europe?

Indirect: I was wondering why you moved to Europe.

Again, there is no auxiliary verb did in the indirect question. In fact, this indirect question isn’t even a question – it’s more of a statement that invites the other person to give more information.

​​Direct: How much does this motorcycle cost?

Indirect: I’d like to know how much this motorcycle costs.

To form the indirect question, remove does and change “cost” to “costs.”

​Direct: Can you finish the project by tomorrow?

Indirect: Would it be possible for you to finish the project by tomorrow?

For direct questions with can, we can use the phrase “would it be possible…” to make it indirect.

Direct: Can we change the meeting to Thursday?

Indirect: Is there any chance we could change the meeting to Thursday?

“Is there any chance…” is another option for forming indirect questions with can.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct Indirect question form. 

Did she go out last night?

• Do you know if she went out last night?

• Do you know did she go out last night?

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct Indirect question form. 

Where do you study Chinese?

• Can you tell me where do you study Chinese?

• Can you tell me where you study Chinese?

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct Indirect question form. 

Does Lizzie like ice cream?

• Can you tell me does Lizzie likes ice cream?

• Can you tell me if Lizzie likes ice cream?

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct Indirect question form. 

Why should I leave early?

• Could you tell me why I should leave early?

• Could you tell me  I should leave early?

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