Fill in the blanks.
1. I asked what ………………………. doing there.
In indirect questions we use the normal word order. That means the subject goes before the auxiliary verb.
2. Nobody knows when ………………………. arrive.
In indirect questions we use the normal word order. That means the subject goes before the auxiliary verb.
3. I wonder where …………………….. gone.
In indirect questions we use the normal word order. That means the subject goes before the auxiliary verb.
4. I can’t figure out what ………………………… do next.
In indirect questions we use the normal word order. That means the subject goes before the auxiliary verb.
5. She did not show how annoyed …………………………….
In indirect questions we use the normal word order. That means the subject goes before the auxiliary verb.
6. I don’t know ……………………….. it.
We use know how to.
7. I will show you ………………………. it.
We say show how to.
8. My mother taught me …………………………. chess.
We say teach how to.
9. I heard my name ………………………..
The past participle is used in this structure.
10. You should get that tooth ………………………
11. They made the boy ……………………… well.
The infinitive is used without to after make.
12. Let me ……………………. now.
The infinitive is used without to after let.
Answers
1. I asked what he was doing there.
2. Nobody knows when she will arrive.
3. I wonder where she has gone.
4. I can’t figure out what I should do next.
5. She did not show how annoyed she was.
6. I don’t know how to do it.
7. I will show you how to operate it.
8. My mother taught me how to play chess.
9. I heard my name called.
10. You should get that tooth extracted.
11. They made the boy behave well.
12. Let me go now.
