This document provides examples of direct questions and their indirect question equivalents. It contains 20 examples that demonstrate how to change direct questions to indirect questions by adding phrases like "do you know", "have you decided", "could you tell me", etc. to introduce the question in an indirect manner.
This document provides examples of direct questions and their indirect question equivalents. It contains 20 examples that demonstrate how to change direct questions to indirect questions by adding phrases like "do you know", "have you decided", "could you tell me", etc. to introduce the question in an indirect manner.
This document provides examples of direct questions and their indirect question equivalents. It contains 20 examples that demonstrate how to change direct questions to indirect questions by adding phrases like "do you know", "have you decided", "could you tell me", etc. to introduce the question in an indirect manner.
1. Write the correct question word to start each question.
Choose from how(que tan), which(cual), what(que), or whose(de quien):
a. How often do you exercise?
Which street should I take: Georgia or
b. Robson?
c. whose coat is that?
d. what kind of pasta did you eat?
e. how fast can you run?
f. what country are you from?
g. whose glasses are these?
h. what colour do you like?
i. How far is Whistler from Vancouver?
j. What city do you live in?
How many times have you flown on an k. airplane?
l. which computer is yours?
m. How tall are you?
n. How heavy is your bag?
o. How much did you pay?
p. Which size coffee will you buy?
How many brothers and sisters do you
q. have?
What house are you going to go to watch
r. the game?
How well-known is the singer in your
s. country?
t. How wealthy is her family?
2. Change the direct questions to indirect questions:
a. How far is it to the park from school?
Do you know how far it is to the park from school?
b. What time did the sun set last night?
Do you remember what time the sun set last night? c. What are you going to do after school? Have you decided what you are going to do after school?
d. Where did you leave your keys?
Do you remember where you left your keys? e. Is it going to rain tonight? Have you checked if it is going to rain tonight?
f. What time is it?
Do you know what time it is? g. How much did you spend yesterday? Could you please let me know how much you spent yesterday?
h. Can she speak Spanish?
Do you happen to know if she can speak Spanish? i. Whose laptop is this? Do you have any idea whose laptop this is?
j. Which size coffee would you like?
Have you decided which size you would like?
k. How tall is your country's biggest mountain?
Do you know how tall you country’s biggest mountain is? l. Who do you admire the most in history? Would you mind telling me who you admire the most in history?
m. How much does it cost?
Could you tell me how much it costs? n. Is this recyclable? Do you have any idea if this is recyclable?
o. Which colour sunglasses do you think I should buy?
Would you tell me which colour sunglasses you think I should buy?