Embedded Yes/No Questions
Luis asked [me if I / whether / whether if] I could talk to him after class.
me if I
Change this statement to a question with a final preposition:
Vanessa ran into her professor.
Who did Vanessa run into?
If you climb higher, you will fall further.
The ______ you climb, the _______ you fall.
higher / further
The higher you climb, the further you fall.
Use [if / whether / if OR whether] to introduce a reported embedded yes/no question.
if OR whether
A phrasal verb often consists of a verb + a preposition. True or False?
True
Use correct word order:
asked Serkan / Maria / until midnight / to work
Maria asked Serkan to work until midnight.
Change this statement to a question with a final preposition:
Valerie walked with her sons.
Who did Valerie walk with?
Use repeated comparatives to show the situation is increasing:
Patricia's classes are really hard.
Patricia's classes are harder and harder.
Repeated comparatives are used to show something is [increasing / decreasing].
increasing
In reported embedded questions, use [statement / question] word order.
statement
Alberto asked me [whether he was / whether I had / if I was] interested in a different job.
if I was
Change this statement to a question with a final preposition:
Marina can turn the TV off.
What can Marina turn off?
Not knowing a lot just means you can learn a lot.
The _______ you know, the ______ you can learn.
less, more
The less you know, the more you can learn.
Reported embedded questions end with a [period / question mark]
period
In questions with phrasal verbs, the preposition usually comes before the verb. True or False?
False
Use correct word order:
could give her / Felipe if he / Nao asked / money
Nao asked Felipe if he could give her money.
Change this statement to a question with a final preposition:
Yoshie will pick up the food.
What will Yoshie pick up?
Use repeated comparatives to show the situation is increasing:
Marielos's hair is pretty long.
Marielos's hair is longer and longer.
To make a comparative, add -er to most adjectives with [one / three or more] syllables.
one
For comparatives with [one / three or more] syllables, use more and more.
three or more
Use correct word order:
Jay if she / Eri asked / in the classroom / had a pet
Eri asked Jay if she had a pet in the classroom.
Change this statement to a question with a final preposition:
Heidi and Sara have given away their extra books.
What have they (Heidi and Sara) given away?
Use repeated comparatives to show the situation is increasing:
Allan's English sounds so good.
Allan's English sounds better and better.
Questions with phrasal verbs usually begin with a question word. True or False?
True
Questions with phrasal verbs are always in the simple past tense. True or False?
False