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    The document provides examples of rewriting direct questions as indirect or embedded questions. In section A, direct questions about medical symptoms and treatment are rewritten as indirect questions, asking for information about fever, recovery time, prescriptions and medication. In section B, direct questions about a fake news article are rewritten indirectly, wondering about the inventor's identity, background and the veracity of the story. The document demonstrates how to change direct questions to a more indirect form by using introductory phrases like "I wonder", "Can you tell me" and "Do you know".

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    The document provides examples of rewriting direct questions as indirect or embedded questions. In section A, direct questions about medical symptoms and treatment are rewritten as indirect questions, asking for information about fever, recovery time, prescriptions and medication. In section B, direct questions about a fake news article are rewritten indirectly, wondering about the inventor's identity, background and the veracity of the story. The document demonstrates how to change direct questions to a more indirect form by using introductory phrases like "I wonder", "Can you tell me" and "Do you know".

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    Embedded Questions Practice (1) Subir

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    The document provides examples of rewriting direct questions as indirect or embedded questions. In section A, direct questions about medical symptoms and treatment are rewritten as indirect questions, asking for information about fever, recovery time, prescriptions and medication. In section B, direct questions about a fake news article are rewritten indirectly, wondering about the inventor's identity, background and the veracity of the story. The document demonstrates how to change direct questions to a more indirect form by using introductory phrases like "I wonder", "Can you tell me" and "Do you know".

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    Embedded questions

    Practice

    A. Rewrite the direct questions as indirect (embedded questions).

    1. Why do i have a fever


    I wonder why _I have a fever__________.
    2. When will i feel better?
    Can you tell me __if I will feel___________ better?
    3. Do i need an injection?
    Could you tell me _if I need__________ an injection?
    4. where can i get this prescription?
    Can you tell me _where can I get______________ this prescription?
    5. What do these pills having in them?
    Do you know _what these pills having__________ in them?
    6. How much will these pills cost?
    Can yo tell me _how much will these pills__________ cost?
    7. How many pills do I need to take every day?
    I wonder __how many pills I need to take___________ every day.
    B. Rewrite the direct questions as indirect (embedded questions).

    Fake news!

    The inventor of the spacecraft was John Hillman Jockenhowser. He


    invented it in 1453 when he was 23. He left university early after he
    lost all his money. NASA copied John's designs in the 1950s.

    Direct questions Indirect questions


    Who was the inventor of the first spacecraft? I wonder who the inventor of the first
    spacecraft was.
    Where did he leave? Can you tell us where he left
    ?
    Was he American? Do you know he is american
    ?
    What did he study at university? Could you tell me what he studied at
    university ?
    Which university did he go to? I wonder if which he went to university
    How did he lose all his money? Do you know how he lost all his money
    ?
    Can I find a biography of John on the I wonder if I can find a biography of John
    internet? on the internet?
    Was he a real person or not? Do you know if he is a real person or not
    ?

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