Embedded Yes/No Questions
Papa 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:
Ali ran into his professor.
Who did Ali 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 Selam / Mara / work until midnight / if he could
Mara asked Selam if he could work until midnight.
Change this statement to a question with a final preposition:
Laura walked with her sons.
Who did Laura walk with?
Use repeated comparatives to show the situation is increasing:
Romain's classes are really hard.
Romain's classes are getting harder and harder.
Repeated comparatives are used to show something is [increasing / decreasing / increasing OR decreasing].
increasing OR decreasing
In reported embedded questions, use [statement / question] word order.
statement
Alexandre 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:
Obed can turn off the TV.
What can Obed 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 / Jorge if he / Kateryna asked / money
Kateryna asked Jorge if he could give her money.
Change this statement to a question with a final preposition:
Mowunmi will pick up the food.
What will Mowunmi pick up?
Use repeated comparatives to show the situation is increasing:
Marina's hair is pretty long.
Marina's hair is getting 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:
Tetiana if she / Sho asked / in the classroom / had a pet
Sho asked Tetiana if she had a pet in the classroom.
Change this statement to a question with a final preposition:
Tsutomu and Umut have given away their extra books.
What have they (Tsutomu and Umut) given away?
Use repeated comparatives to show the situation is increasing:
Mato's English sounds so good.
Mato'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