Week 11/12 Grammar 6.4

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Agenda

Intro to grammar 6.4

Explanation

Practice

Something fun?

The goal: at the end of this lesson you will have an idea of how to use indirect questions to ask for information politely.

In this letter

You see sentences like ¨Would you mind sending me a complete list of dates for September and October?¨

Why doesn´t he ask ¨Will you send me a complete list of dates for September and October?¨

Indirect questions

Indirect questions with the phrases shown in the previous slide are more polite than direct questions. We use them to ask for information or favors.

Yes/no

Indirect questions with yes or no amswers use if:

Can you tell me if the train to London has left yet?

Wh questions

To form indirect questions with a wh word we use the question word and change the word order of the question.

Where is the exit?

Could you tell me where the exit is, please?

Do we have time for something fun?