Indirect Questions Exercises PDFSet 3: Advanced Indirect Questions & Common Traps
20 questions·18 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.Could you tell me ___?
a) where will the meeting be heldb) where the meeting will heldc) where the meeting will be heldd) where will be held the meeting
2.I wonder ___.
a) how long has she been waitingb) how long she has been waitingc) how long she been waitingd) how long been she has waiting
3.Do you know ___?
a) what she would have doneb) what would she have donec) what she would doned) what would have she done
4.I'd like to know ___.
a) why has the flight been delayedb) why the flight been delayedc) why been delayed the flightd) why the flight has been delayed
5.Choose the sentence with the correct word order.
a) I wonder what time does the concert start.b) I wonder what time the concert start.c) I wonder what time the concert starts.d) I wonder what time starts the concert.
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.where the meeting will be held
2.how long she has been waiting
3.what she would have done
4.why the flight has been delayed
5.I wonder what time the concert starts.
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."where the meeting will be held"(c)
In indirect questions with passive voice, keep statement order: 'where the meeting will be held' (not 'where will the meeting be held'). The modal 'will' stays after the subject.
2."how long she has been waiting"(b)
With present perfect continuous, keep statement order: 'how long she has been waiting' (not 'how long has she been waiting'). The auxiliary 'has' stays after the subject.
3."what she would have done"(a)
In indirect questions with perfect modals, keep statement order: 'what she would have done' (not 'what would she have done'). The full modal 'would have' stays after the subject.
4."why the flight has been delayed"(d)
With present perfect passive, keep statement order: 'why the flight has been delayed' (not 'why has the flight been delayed'). The auxiliary 'has' stays after the subject.
5."I wonder what time the concert starts."(c)
Use statement order with -s: 'what time the concert starts'. The sentence ends with a period because 'I wonder' is a statement, not a question.
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