Indirect and direct questions.

Direct or Indirect:
Could you tell me what time is it?

• Direct

• Indirect

• Neither

Why might someone use an indirect question instead of a direct one?

• To be more assertive

• To be more polite

• To confuse the listener

Direct or Indirect:
What is your favorite movie?

• Direct

• Indirect

• Neither

Transform the sentence into an indirect question:
"Where is the meeting room?"

• Where is the meeting room?

• Could you tell me where the meeting room is?

• Can you tell me where is the meeting room?

Which sentence is a direct question?

• He wondered where the keys are.

• Could you tell me where the keys are?

• Where are the keys?

Is this sentence direct or indirect?
"What time does the bank open?"

• None of them

• Indirect

• Direct

Transform the direct question into an indirect question.
"Does Tom like Italian food?"

Answer explanation

If the direct question is a "yes or no" question, then the indirect question will have "if".

Transform the indirect sentence into a direct question.
"I was wondering why you moved to Europe."

An indirect question can be introduced in many ways.

The most common are:

• Can you tell me...

• Could you tell me...

• Both

• Neither