indirect questions

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Unit 11: Music

indirect questions & wh-clauses

Indirect questions

Direct question: 

Has Katy Perry won a Grammy?

indirect question : 

Many people wonder if Katy Perry has won a Grammy.

Indirect questions

Direct question (VSO): 

Has Katy Perry won a Grammy?

V           S                          O

indirect question (SVO): 

Many people wonder if Katy Perry has won a Grammy.

                                                    S                   V             O

what is the direct question in:
He wondered whether she was famous

Turn it into an indirect question:
Are the Beatles even better than Queen?

In direct questions the subject and verb are inverted

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. No
4. No

wh-clauses

You use them to be polite

Can you tell me + wh-word...

Can I ask you + wh-word...

Could you tell me [where I can find the library]? 

Word order: SVO

wh-clause
Which band do you like the most?

wh-clause
what is a didgeridoo?

Read the text on page 82 (sb)

Note down examples of indirect questions

Give an example of indirect questions in the text

tl;dr

Indirect question about the text

Wrap up

word order statement / standard sentence: SVO

Word order direct question: VSO (or wh-word VSO)

word order indirect question: SVO

word order wh-clause: SVO