Direct Questions

Where does Mary live?

→ Can you tell me _______________________________?

• Where Mary lives

• where does Mary lives

• where does Mary live

• where is Mary live

What time does the supermarket open?

→ Do you know _______________________________?

• what time does the supermarket opens

• what time the supermarket open

• what time the supermarket opens

• what time is the supermarket open

Who is knocking at the door?

→ I wonder _______________________________?

• who knock at the door

• who is knocking at the door

• who does knock at the door

• who knocking at the door

When was the company founded?

→ I wonder _______________________________?

• when was the company founded

• when the company founded

• when the company was founded

• when did the company founded

Answer explanation

• Đây là WH-question ở quá khứ bị động.

• Chuyển sang gián tiếp thì đảo ngược lại về trật tự khẳng định: “the company was founded” (không dùng “was the company founded”).

When will the teacher check our homework?

→ Could you tell me _______________________________?

• when the teacher will check our homework

• when will the teacher checks our homework

• when the teacher checks our homework

• when will teacher check our homework

Why is John absent today?

→ Do you have any idea _______________________________?

• why is John absent today

• why John absent today

• why does John absent today

• why John is absent today

How do you spell your last name?

→ I’d like to know _______________________________?

• how do you spell your last name

• how you spell your last name

• how spell your last name

• how you spelling your last name

Where did she buy that dress?

→ Could you explain _______________________________?

• where did she buy that dress

• where she buys that dress

• where she bought that dress

• where does she buy that dress

What will happen if we don’t finish the project on time?

→ Could you tell me _______________________________?

• what happens if we don’t finish the project on time

• what will happen if we don’t finish the project on time

• what happen if we don’t finish the project on time

• what will happens if we don’t finish the project on time

Answer explanation

• Đây là câu hỏi WH-question + mệnh đề điều kiện.

• Trong gián tiếp, ta chỉ bỏ đảo ngữ, giữ nguyên “what will happen” chứ không viết “what happen will”.

How can I get to the train station?

→ I wonder _______________________________?

• how can I get to the train station

• how I can get to the train station

• how do I get to the train station

• how can get I to the train station