Embedded Questions

Yes/No

100

Direct Question: Is she at home?

Expected Answer: Can you tell me if she is at home?

200

Direct Question: Did they finish the homework?

Expected Answer: Do you know if they finished the homework?

300

Direct Question: Can he drive?

Expected Answer: Could you tell me whether he can drive?

400

Direct Question: Are we late?

Expected Answer: Can you tell me if we are late?

500

Direct Question: Will the teacher give a test?

Expected Answer: Do you know whether the teacher will give a test?

WH questions

100

Direct Question: Where is the library?

Expected Answer: Can you tell me where the library is?

200

Direct Question: What time does the movie start?

Expected Answer: Do you know what time the movie starts?

300

Direct Question: Why did she leave early?

Expected Answer: Could you explain why she left early?

400

Direct Question: Where can I buy tickets?

Expected Answer: Do you know where I can buy tickets?

500

Direct Question: Who won the competition?

Expected Answer: Can you tell me who won the competition?

Infinitive

100

Direct Question: Where should I park?

Expected Answer: Can you tell me where to park?

200

Direct Question: What should we buy?

Expected Answer: Do you know what to buy?

300

Direct Question: How can I solve this?

Expected Answer: Could you explain how to solve this

400

Direct Question: When should they arrive?

Expected Answer: Can you tell me when to arrive?

500

Direct Question: Who should I ask?

Expected Answer: Do you know who to ask?

Present

100

Direct Question: What does your brother study?

Expected Answer: Can you tell me what your brother studies?

200

Direct Question: Where do they work?

Expected Answer: Do you know where they work?

300

Direct Question: Why is she crying?

Expected Answer: Could you tell me why she is crying?

400

Direct Question: How does this machine work?

Expected Answer: Can you explain how this machine works?

500

Direct Question: What are the students doing?

Expected Answer: Do you know what the students are doing?

Past

100

Direct Question: Where did you go yesterday?

Expected Answer: Can you tell me where you went yesterday?

200

Direct Question: Why did he miss class?

Expected Answer: Do you know why he missed class?

300

Direct Question: What happened at the party?

Expected Answer: Could you explain what happened at the party?

400

Direct Question: When did they arrive?

Expected Answer: Can you tell me when they arrived?

500

Direct Question: Who called you last night?

Expected Answer: Do you know who called you last night?