Subject: English Grade: 7 English Grammar in Use (Unit 50) Worksheet (Week 7)
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Indirect and Reported Questions
A. Indirect Questions
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Indirect questions are more polite than direct questions. They are very common in formal
spoken English, particularly when asking for information.
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Change the following questions to indirect questions.
1. Where does she live?
o Do you know where she lives?
2. What arrived in the post?
o Can you tell me ____________________________________________________
3. How did they have the idea?
o I wonder __________________________________________________________
4. When is she working?
o Does anyone know _________________________________________________
5. Why did he leave?
o I want to know _____________________________________________________
6. Has she eaten?
o Do you know ______________________________________________________
7. Have they found a flat?
o Can you tell me ____________________________________________________
8. Did the teacher go on the training course?
o I wonder __________________________________________________________
9. Did Julie like school?
o Does anyone ______________________________________________________
10. Will David get a new job?
o I want to know _____________________________________________________
11. Whose socks are those?
o Do you know ______________________________________________________
12. Where is the office?
o Can you tell me
_________________________________________________________
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13. Who drinks coffee?
o I wonder __________________________________________________________
14. How did it happen?
o Does anyone know__________________________________________________
15. Why will she be sleeping at 7pm?
o I want to know _____________________________________________________
16. Will I pass the exam?
o Do you know ______________________________________________________
17. Does Jenny own a car?
o Can you tell me ____________________________________________________
18. Had I had dinner before I met Jack?
o I wonder _________________________________________________________
19. Is the boss coming today?
o Does anyone know _________________________________________________
20. Has Amanda got a new job?
o I want to know _____________________________________________________
21. What does he do in his free time?
o I wonder __________________________________________________________
22. Why is she crying?
o Does anyone know__________________________________________________
23. Where did they go last weekend?
o I want to know _____________________________________________________
24. What would you do if you lost your job?
o Do you know ______________________________________________________
25. Have they finished the project yet?
o Can you tell me ____________________________________________________
26. How long has she been studying for the exam?
o I wonder _________________________________________________________
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Extra Links
https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/b1_questions.htm#google_vignette
https://www.englishgrammar.org/embedded-questions/
https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=skyhigh-3-unit-10-embedded-questions
https://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Orange%20Level/Orange_Level_Quiz_5_Embe
dded_Questions.html
https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/indirect-questions/
https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/indirect-questions/2/
https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/indirect-questions/3/
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N1vgsJYeTRaMfSkpUu-30QBsO601TR5FBzCyRkbEMKH&cc=sa&selLanguage=en
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B. Reported Questions
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Reported questions are used to describe questions that someone has asked. Direct
questions and reported questions use different word orders.
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1- Convert the questions below into reported speech.
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2- Change these direct questions into reported speech.
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Extra Links
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/b1-b2-grammar/reported-speech-questions
https://www.myenglishpages.com/grammar-exercise-reported-speech-questions/
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?05
https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/int/grammar/grammar_06_022e?srsltid=AfmBOoqyeQh
wTnjYKE1CsVME73N4xH_j7ZG60UxtOt6KXMnoEvGidcjz&cc=sa&selLanguage=en
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/questions.htm
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