EMBEDDED QUESTIONS Drill bits: SET A

A1 Do you need any help? Call me if you need any help Call me ...

A2 How much is it going to cost? You don't know ... do you?

You don't know how much it is going to cost, do you?

A3 What does this word mean? Could you tell me ... ?

Could you tell me what this word means?

A4 What are you talking about? I dont know ...

I don't know what you are talking about.

A5 Could you lend me some money until I get paid? I was wondering ...
I was wondering if you could lend me some money until I get paid.

A6 Where's Helen gone? You've no idea ... have you?

You've no idea where Helen is gone, have you?

A7 How long does it take? I'm not really sure ...

I'm not really sure how long it takes.

A8 How much did it cost? Do you know ... ?

Do you know how much it costed?

A9 Where did she get her coat from? Have you any idea ... ?
Have you any idea where She got her coat from?

A10 What do you think? Let me know ...

Let me know what you think.

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 EMBEDDED QUESTIONS Drill bits: SET B

B1 What time is it? Do you know ... ?

Do you know what time it is?

B2 Will he be back soon? You wouldn't happen to know ... would you?
You wouldn't happen to know if He will be back soon, would you?

B3 Could I have a word with you? I was wondering ...

I was wondering if I could have a word with you

B4 What do you mean? I'm not really sure ...

I'm not really sure what you mean.

B5 Do you need anything? Let me know ...

Let me know if you need anything

B6 Does it hurt? Tell me ...

Tell me if it hurts

B7 What time does the bank close? You couldn't tell me ... could you?
You couldn't tell me what time the bank closes, could you?

B8 What are we supposed to be doing? Do you know ...

Do you know what we are supposed to be doing

B9 How long have we been waiting? Have you any idea ... ?
Have you any idea how long We have been waiting?

B10 How much did she pay for her new hair do? I wonder ...
I wonder how much she paid for her new hair do

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 EMBEDDED QUESTIONS Drill bits: SET C SAKTI

C1 When will Tony be back? Do you happen to know ... ?

Do you happen to know when Tony will be back?

C2 Is this the train to Oxford? I don't suppose you know ... do you?
I don't suppose you know whether (or not) this is the train to Oxford, do you?

C3 Do you need me? Call me ...

Call me whether (or not) you need me.

C4 Will it take long? Do you know ... ?

Do you know it will take long?

C5 How much longer will I have to wait? Have you any idea ... ?
Have you any idea how much longer I will have to wait?

C6 Can you come to my party? Let me know ...

Let me know whether (or not) you can come to my party

C7 What does he look like? I've no idea ...

I've no idea what he looks like.

C8 How do you get to the station from here? Could you tell me ...?
Could you tell me how you get to the station from here?

C9 Would you like to join us for dinner? I was wondering ...

I was wondering whether (or not) you would like to join us for dinner

C10 Where did Sam go? You don't happen to know ... do you?
You don't happen to know where Sam went, do you?

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