Fill in the blanks.
1Do you know how rich ...............?
Wrong!
In an embedded question, we use subject + verb order, so the correct answer is "she is".
2Can you tell me how ............... here?
Wrong!
After "Can you tell me how", we use statement word order, so the correct answer is "you got".
3I don't know what ............... to annoy her.
Wrong!
Here "did" is the main verb in the embedded question, so the correct answer is "I did".
4He asked ............... coming with him.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Indirect yes/no questions can begin with "if I was" or "whether I was".
5Choose the correct sentence.
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The correct embedded question uses statement word order: "Can you tell me where you are from?"
6I want to know how ............... to fix this problem.
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After "I want to know how", we use statement word order, so the correct answer is "you are going".
7Yesterday, I asked her why ............... angry with me.
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With past reporting in this sentence, the embedded question uses "she was".
8Do you know what ............... to them?
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When "what" is the subject of the embedded question, we do not add an auxiliary, so the correct answer is "happened".
9I wonder ............... she has received my message.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Indirect yes/no questions after "wonder" can use "whether" or "if".
10I have no idea whether ............... meat or not.
Wrong!
After "whether", we use statement word order, so the correct answer is "she eats".
11Do you know where ...............?
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After "Do you know where", we use statement word order, so the correct answer is "he works".
12She asked me if I knew who ...............
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After "who" in this indirect question, we use statement word order, so the correct answer is "she was".
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Answers
- Do you know how rich she is?
- Can you tell me how you got here?
- I don’t know what I did to annoy her.
- He asked if I was / whether I was coming with him.
- Choose the correct sentence. — Can you tell me where you are from?
- I want to know how you are going to fix this problem.
- Yesterday, I asked her why she was angry with me.
- Do you know what happened to them?
- I wonder whether / if she has received my message.
- I have no idea whether she eats meat or not.
- Do you know where he works?
- She asked me if I knew who she was