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DIRECT AND INDIRECT QUESTIONS

Direct questions are the normal questions that we ask to friends, family members and people who we know well. -Do you follow fashion? Indirect questions are a little more formal and polite. We use them when talking to a person we dont know very well, or in a professional situations. -Id like to know if you follow fashion. Auxiliary verb disappear with questions that have no questions word use if or whether

Phrases for indirect questions -Could you tell me----Do you know.. -I was wondering -Id like to know. -Do you mind telling (timportaria dir-me) -Would you say that.

(DQ) Where is the cheapest clothes shop in town?---(IQ) Do you know where is the cheapest clothes shop in town? (DQ) What images are you trying to achieve? (IQ) Could you tell me what images you are trying to achieve?

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