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    UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE CAMPECHE

    STUDENT´S NAME

    DAMARIS DEL MAR OCHOA DAMIAN

    ID NUMBER

    4220010342

    CLASS

    8´ B

    DEGREE

    SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

    SUBJECT

    ENGLISH VII

    ACTIVITY

    RESEARCH PROJECT

    PROFESSOR

    JAZMÍN GÓMEZ PÉREZ

    DATE

    TODAY IS MONDAY, MARCH 06TH, 2023


    INDIRECT QUESTIONS
    WHAT ARE INDIRECT QUESTION´S?

    Indirect questions are a grammar construction where first we have some polite
    introductory words and after that we move on to the concrete question.

    Indirect questions are those questions that, as the name suggests, are not asked
    directly. It is used to give more formality to our question or to ask politely.

    Let's start from the beginning. Before creating an indirect question, we first have a
    simple direct question. That is, just a normal question.

    WH-QUESTIONS: To form indirect questions we must follow the structure of


    affirmative sentences (but only in the indirect part of the sentence). Therefore, we
    do not invert the subject and the verb and the auxiliary is not used.

    YES-NO QUESTIONS: When we ask indirect questions of the 'yes/no questions'


    type, we must introduce them with the 'if' or 'whether' particles.

    The important aspects that we must take into account are the following:

    Remember that there are other ways to start questions. The important thing is to
    realize if this is an indirect question.

    Many times they lead to error because we think about the way in which we have in
    Spanish to formulate these questions
    HOW ARE INDIRECT QUESTION´S USED?

    Indirect questions are used to ask for information or help. In indirect questions, the
    subject of the question is placed before the verb. In indirect questions use si or si.

    Indirect questions are a very polite way of asking. They are used a lot in English,
    because it is a very polite language, very given to using language full of formalities
    (especially when you are talking to someone you do not know).

    Some of the most used expressions to start an indirect question are:

    • Can you tell me…? – ¿

    • Could you show me…?

    • Do you know…? –

    • Do you happen to know…?

    • Do you have any idea….?

    • I wonder

    Indirect questions with interrogative particles

    If the question seeks to answer who (who), where (where), etc., the indirect question
    is constructed using the interrogative particle and the normal order of a positive
    sentence. In this case, there is no need to change the tense either.

    Don't make the most common mistake

    The most frequent mistake when constructing indirect questions in English is


    forgetting that inversion does not have to be applied, and constructing them as it is
    done with a direct question, inverting the verb and the subject.
    WHAT IS INDIRECT QUESTION´S GRAMAR FORM?

    A direct question in English is nothing more than a normal sentence and, therefore,
    you will only change the order of the AUXILIARY and SUBJECT to indicate the
    interrogative character of it. Instead, an indirect question <<camouflages>> the
    question within another. What's more, it doesn't even appear in the question format,
    but as a normal sentence.

    Direct question: AUX+SUBJECT+VERB+OBJECT?

    Indirect question: aux+subject+verb + CONNECTOR + SUBJECT +


    (AUXILIARY) + VERB + OBJECT?

    Thanks to this structure, the question you ask becomes the OBJECT of another
    question. Thus, he avoids inquiring about a topic <<head on>>, which is why indirect
    questions in English acquire that semantics in a polite and respectful way.

    Indirect yes or no questions in English

    As I have indicated before, indirect questions in English use a connector between


    the <<normal>> question and the <<disguised>> question. When it is a yes or no
    question, that connector will be WHETHER or IF, whichever you prefer. Therefore,
    the structure of this type of indirect questions is as follows:

    aux+subject+verb + WHETHER/IF + SUBJECT + (AUXILIARY) + VERB +


    OBJECT?

    If you are wondering why I put AUXILIARY in parentheses, remember that the
    <<disguised>> question is asked in the structure of a sentence. This means that
    every time you use the present simple or the past simple, its affirmative form does
    without the auxiliary. However, the rest of the tenses require their presence.
    EXAMPLE

    Tense and grammatical (Direct Questions) (Indirect Question)


    construction

    Present simple Why is he unhappy? Can you tell me why he is


    unhappy?

    Present continuous When is the restaurant Can you tell me when the
    closing? restaurant is closing?

    Past simple Why was he late for the Can you tell me why he was
    meeting? late for the meeting?

    Past continuous What were you doing at Can you tell me what you
    3pm? were doing at 3pm?

    Present perfect Where has Lucy been? Can you tell me where Lucy
    has been?

    Time present perfect How long has she been Can you tell me how long
    continuous living here? she has been living here?

    Past perfect Why had she quit her Can you tell me why she had
    job before she moved quit her job before she
    here? moved here?

    Time past perfect How long had she been Can you tell me how long
    continuous living here when she she had been living here
    met you? when she met you?
    Timefuture simple When will she start her Can you tell me when she
    new job? will start her new job?

    Construction ‘going to’ When is it going to rain? Can you tell me when it is
    going to rain?

    Time future continuous What time will Lisa be Can you tell me what time
    meeting the boss? Lisa will be meeting the
    boss?

    Future perfect When will he have Can you tell me when he will
    finished the report? have finished the report?

    Future perfect How long will he have Can you tell me how long he
    continuous been studying French will have been studying
    when he retires? French when he retires?

    (modal verbs) What should we do Can you tell me what we


    now? should do now?

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