1.

Embedded
Questions

2. Intonation of
Tag Questions
 1. Embedded
Questions

2. Intonation of
Tag Questions
Embedded
Questions
ɪmˈbedɪd ˈkwestʃənz
 Direct and Indirect Speech –
Difference.

• They told her, “Don’t be home too late this

afternoon.”

• They told her not to be home too late that

afternoon.
 Otros ejemplos

• He wrote that book.

• I didn’t know that he wrote that
book.

• A mariachi is someone who sings

traditional Mexican music.
Noun clause:
• He wrote that book.
• I didn’t know that he wrote that
book.
Adjective clause:
• A mariachi is someone who sings
traditional Mexican music.
 Phrases that are often followed by
embedded questions

• I don’t know… • Do you know…?

• I’d like to know… • Can you tell me…?
• Let me know… • Can you
• I can´t remember… remember…?
• Let’s ask… • Could you
• I wonder… explain…?
• I’m not sure… • Would you mind
telling me…?
 Other examples

Is that magazine any good?

I wonder if that magazine is any good.

Have you finished the book?

Tell me if you have finished that book.
• What did he say?
Could you tell me what he said?

• Can you help me?

I wonder if you could help me.

• Whose magazine is it?

I would like to know whose magazine it is.

• What is the article about?

Tell me what the article is about.

• Why did you decide to do that?

Could you tell me why you decided to do that?
 Punctuation
If an embedded question is in a sentence, use a
period.
• I don’t know who he is.

If an embedded question is in a question, use a

question mark.
• Can you tell me who she is?
 Contractions

• Where is she?

• I’m not sure where she is.

• I’m not sure where she’s.

 1. Embedded
Questions

2. Intonation of
Tag Questions
Rising and Falling
Intonation of
Tag Questions
 Rising Intonation
Rising intonation usually indicates that the speaker is confirming
the correctness of information.

• This isn’t your phone, is it?

• You don’t speak French, do you?

• The movie starts at noon, doesn’t it?

 Falling Intonation
Falling intonation usually indicates that the speaker expects the
listener to agree.

• This isn’t your phone, is it?

• You don’t speak French, do you?

• The movie starts at noon, doesn’t it?