True or False
We use indirect questions to sound more polite, or less blunt.
What is TRUE?
How many Channels are there?
What is NOT IF?
Can you tell me, how many channels there are?
What's it about?
What is.....
What do you think it is about?
Could you explain why the TV isn't working?
What is....
Why isn't the TV working?
Do you know if there’s a documentary on tonight?
What is CORRECT?
When it's a yes/no question, we remove the auxiliary verb and don't add anything.
What is False?
We add "IF"
Is there a game on tonight?
What is IF?
I wonder if there is a game on tonight.
What should we watch?
What is.....
What do you think we should watch?
Do you know what this soap opera is about?
What is....
What is this soap opera about?
Do you know what Yuji’s favorite TV program is?
What is CORRECT?
When it's an open answer question, we remove the auxiliary verb and add "if".
What is FALSE?
We don't add "if".
Where is the remote control?
What is NOT IF?
What are they going to watch?
What is...
What do you think they are going to watch?
Do you know if Mike is going to win the reality show challenge?
Is Mike going to win the reality show challenge?
I wonder reality shows are popular.
What is INCORRECT?
I wonder reality if shows are popular.
In an indirect question, the verb comes after the subject.
What is TRUE?
Who cleaned the classroom yesterday?
What's NOT IF?
I wonder who cleaned the classroom yesterday.
What kind of show is it?
What is.....
What kind of show do you think it is?
Could you tell me who wrote that soap opera script?
What is.....
Who wrote that soap opera script?
Do you know this show is almost over?
What is INCORRECT?
Do you know if this show is almost over?
Even though we remove the auxiliary verb and the verb is placed after the subject, we still keep the question mark in indirect questions.
What is IT DEPENDS?
Was your brother here a few minutes ago?
What is IF?
Could you tell IF your brother was here a few minutes ago?
Who was he?
What is......
Any phrase, but WHAT DO YOU THINK who he was?
We Use WHAT for things NOT people.
What do you think they are going to watch tonight?
What is....
What are they going to watch tonight?
Where do you think documentary was filmed?
What is INCORRECT?
Where do you think that documentary was filmed?