DIRECT QUESTIONS
Do you like Brazilian funk?
What are we studying?
Where are the examples?
QUESTION STRUCTURE: subject and verb in inverted order.
INDIRECT QUESTIONS
(or CHECKING QUESTIONS)
DID YOU TELL ME you like Brazilian funk?
DID I TELL YOU what we are studying?
CAN YOU TELL ME what we are studying?
COULD YOU tell me_________________ ?
Have you got any idea_________________?
Have I told you_________________?
Do you remember_________________?
etc...
NOT QUESTION STRUCTURE: subject and verb are not in inverted order.
It's NOT A QUESTION STRUCTURE because
it's like checking:
I'll check WHAT WE ARE STUDYING ( not inverted )
I'll check if YOU LIKE funk...
The questions are there,
but they are IMPLICIT QUESTIONS,
in INDIRECT QUESTIONS,
in the second part of the real question:
The questions are there,
but they are IMPLICIT QUESTIONS,
in INDIRECT QUESTIONS,
in the second part of the real question:
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Now, take a look at the questions below and find out
a) Do you remember where Disneyland is?
b) Did I tell you where the keys are?
c) Have you got any idea how expensive caviar is?
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Well, let's go to the answer:
b) Did I tell you where the keys are? implicit question
a) Do you remember where Disneyland is?
in case D you don't have a question in the second part:
d) Did you know that I'm reading that book?
This is a checking question, but not indirect or implicit...
a) Do you remember where Disneyland is? implicit question
because THE QUESTION IS: WHERE IS IT? (Disneyland)
and you transformed it into an statement [IT IS]
because THE QUESTION IS: WHERE IS IT? (Disneyland)
and you transformed it into an statement [IT IS]
"...where Disnayland is" = [ where it is ]
b) Did I tell you where the keys are? implicit question
THE QUESTION IS: WHERE ARE THEY? (the keys)
c) Have you got any idea how expensive caviar is? implicit question
THE QUESTION IS: HOW EXPENSIVE IS IT? (caviar)
d) Did you know that I'm reading that book? not an implicit question
So,
in cases A, B and C you have an implicit question in the second part:
because THE QUESTION WOULD BE: AM I READING IT? (the book)
and you are not asking that, you are telling it...
SO, YOU DON'T HAVE A QUESTION THERE...
SO, YOU DON'T HAVE A QUESTION THERE...
the question in this case would be: DID YOU KNOW IT? (the fact I told)?
So,
in cases A, B and C you have an implicit question in the second part:
b) Did I tell you where the keys are?
c) Have you got any idea how expensive caviar is?
in case D you don't have a question in the second part:
d) Did you know that I'm reading that book?
We are practicing here,
how to have this IMPLICIT QUESTION
how to have this IMPLICIT QUESTION
in the second part of the real question...
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EXERCISE
Look at these questions here below.
Are you studying?
Do you like studying?
Where do you study?
Where is your English book?
Why can't you cook today?
Why should I believe you?
How was the party yesterday?
How did you get there?
Can you transform them in INDIRECT QUESTIONS?
Remember you should use the INDIRECT QUESTIONS beginings...
Did I tell you_________________ ?
Did you tell me_________________?
Can you tell me_________________?
Have you got any idea_________________?
Have I told you_________________?
Do you remember_________________?
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