indirect-questions-grammar-drills-grammar-guides_124004.pptx

indirect questions for esl learners

1. Indırect questıons

2. Questıon forms

3. Posıtıve & negatıve questıons

4. Posıtıve & negatıve questıons

5. Indırect questıons

6. INDIRECT QUESTIONS

7. Indırect questıons Yes -No Questions Yes -No questions do not have a question word ( what , how, when etc .) Therefore , we need an extra word to use in order to change a direct question into an indirect question . We can use ‘ whether ’ or ‘ if ’. After the question part , we use the sentence order . Direct Question : Is Mr . Smith available for a meeting now ? Sentence Order : Mr . Smith is available for a meeting now . Indirect Question : Excuse me, do you know if / whether Mr . Smith is available for a meeting now ?

8. Indırect questıons Information ( Wh ) Questions We use the question words when we change a direct question into an indirect question . After the question part , we use the sentence order . Direct Question : How can I go to the library ? Sentence Order : I can go to the library . Indirect Question : Can you tell me how I can go to the library ?

9. Indırect questıons We do not use the auxiliary verbs in the sentence order in POSITIVE form. Direct Question : Which one do you like ? A)Can you tell me which one do you like ? B) Can you tell me which one you like ?

10. Indırect questıons For questions with simple past tense, we do not use the auxiliary ‘ did ’ but we use the verbs in past forms . Look at the two examples below . 1 Question Order : Where did you buy these shoes from ? Sentence Order : You bought these shoes . Indirect Question : Can you tell me where you bought these shoes from ? 2 Question Order : Did you see Mr . Evans yesterday ? Sentence Order : You saw Mr . Evans yesterday . Indirect Question : Can you tell me if you saw Mr . Evans yesterday ?

11. When the questıon Word ıs the subject Subject of a sentence is the thing or the person which performs an action . We can find the subject by asking questions to the verb as ‘ who ’ and ‘ what ’. I broke the vase . = Who ? = I. An accident happened yesterday . = What ? = An accident . When a question word is the subject of the question , we use the sentence order : Who broke the vase ? ( We don’t know the subject ) Who did break the vase ? What happened yesterday ? ( We don’t know about the event ) What did happen yesterday ?

12. Indırect questıons In this case , we use the sentence order and do not make any changes for these questions . Look at the two examples below . 1 Direct Question : Who cleans your house ? Indirect Question : Can you tell me who cleans your house ? 2 Direct Question : What happened yesterday ? Indirect Question : Can you tell me what happened yesterday ?