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question		réponse
Another question is about housework and cleaning. Yes, something like "(?) the place where you live now?" commencer à apprendre		Yes, something like "Who cleans the place where you live now?"
You need to know they can afford the rent. But I wouldn't ask "Could you tell me (?) earn?" commencer à apprendre		But I wouldn't ask "Could you tell me how much you earn?"
... I like doing new things, things that are out of the ordinary. Such (?)? commencer à apprendre		Such as?
That's useful in my job, too. Can I ask (?)? commencer à apprendre		Can I ask what you do? I work for a web design company.
My friends would say "creative, spontaneous and disorganised". I'd be interested to know (?) agree with them. commencer à apprendre		I'd be interested to know if you agree with them.
What (?) by "non-judgemental"? commencer à apprendre		What do you mean by "non-judgemental"? Well, I try not to make up my mind about people until I get to know them...
A direct question with an auxiliary verb commencer à apprendre		What do you mean by "non-judgemental"?
Three indirect questions commencer à apprendre		Could you tell me how much you earn? Can I ask what you do? I'm interested to know if you agree with them.
A question with a question word as the subject commencer à apprendre		Who cleans the place where you live now?
A short question with a preposition at the end. commencer à apprendre		Such as?
Rule 1: Indirect questions are often used commencer à apprendre		when a question is rather personal or to make a question sound more polite.
Rule 2: Word order in indirect questions is commencer à apprendre		The same as positive statements.
Rule 3: Indirect questions don't use commencer à apprendre		the auxiliaries do or did.
Rule 4: When there isn't a question word in the direct question, commencer à apprendre		add if or whether in the indirect question.
Why are you studying English? commencer à apprendre		Can you tell me why you are studying English?
How long do you plan to study? Do you have any idea...? commencer à apprendre		Do you have any idea how long you plan to study?
What do you do in the evenings? Can I ask...? commencer à apprendre		Can I ask what you do in the evenings?
Do you have a full-time job? Do you mind me asking...? commencer à apprendre		Do you mind me asking if you have a full-time job?
Which countries have you visited? I'd be interested to know... commencer à apprendre		I'd be interested to know which countries you've visited.
Where did you get that watch? Could you tell me...? commencer à apprendre		Could you tell me where you got that watch?
Is there a good café anywhere near here? Do you know...? commencer à apprendre		Do you know if there's a good café anywhere near here?
Would you like to come for a coffee? I was wondering... commencer à apprendre		I was wondering if you'd like to come for a coffee.
Which opening phrase is best for asking a very personal question? commencer à apprendre		Do you mind me asking if...

Direct and indirect questions

Many people are curious to know "What does question mean?", that is why we will start with the basics. The question definition is a sentence that requests information. The information is given as an answer to the question. What are direct questions? They are the questions in their normal form. Direct questions are those questions that you can give to a close person or people you know well. An example of a direct question is: "Did you see my glasses?". Direct and indirect questions, as you might have guessed, are not the same thing. The difference is that indirect questions are more polite and formal. While direct questions are used to ask a relative or friend something, the indirect questions are used to ask a person you don't know well. They are also used in professional conversations.

How to make an indirect question out of a direct question?

The direct question can be simply turned into an indirect one. All you need to do is use some special phrases that you will add to the direct questions. Here are some examples of phrases that can turn a direct question into an indirect one:

1. I'd like to know if...
2. Could you tell me...
3. Is there a chance...
4. Would it be possible...
5. I was wondering...

There are more phrases that you can add to direct questions and also, there are more things you should know on this topic, for example, the order of the words in a sentence.

Learn how to form an indirect question

This great flashcard lesson will teach you everything about direct questions and indirect questions. You will find examples of questions and see how they are formed. Also, you will see how to use auxiliary verbs in direct questions, how to use a question word as the subject of the question. You will find examples of questions with a preposition at the end and some important rules when forming indirect questions. If you want to learn more on this topic, take a look at another great lesson: Polite enquiries. Learn with VocApp to impress native speakers with the way you speak!

1.1 DIRECT AND INDIRECT QUESTIONS

Direct and indirect questions

How to make an indirect question out of a direct question?

Learn how to form an indirect question

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