EMBEDDED QUESTIONS USE

Embedded questions
These questions are used to achieve politeness. Even
though they are questions, they have the same
structure of an affirmative sentence.

1) Yes/No questions = If whether.

Ex: Is that your book? Can you tell me if that is
your book?
I wonder whether that is
your book.

2) Information questions = Wh Whever.

Ex: Where is her house? Do you know where her
house is?

We dont know where her house

is.

Ex: When does he leave? Can you ask when he leave

s.?

I wonder when he leaves.

Only omit: do, does, did.

Keep any other auxiliaries.

3) Mental activities verbs = That.

Ex: I didnt know that she wrote a book.

She forgot that his name is Gabriel Garca Mrquez.

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NOUN CLAUSES EMBEDDED QUESTIONS

Study this examples

Informatio Beginnin Questio Subject Verb (Ending)

n g of n

Questions Noun Word

clause
Where did -Could you where you went Yesterday
you go tell me ??
yesterday?

When does -Do you when The next comes ?

the next bus
bus come? know

Who is that -I wonder Who That man is .

man over over
there? there
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Are those I wonder If/whethe those are your

your r books.
books?

Can you If/wheth those are your

tell me er books?

Have you Tell me If/whethe you have your

done your r done homewo
homework? rk.

Where will Could you where you will be tomorro

you be let me w?
tomorrow? know