Knowledge is having the right answer. Intelligence is asking the right question.

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In this class you will learn:

• To recognize indirect questions.
• To form indirect questions with -wh pronouns.
• Some examples of indirect questions.

Direct or Indirect?

• What is the salary for this position? Direct
• I would like to know what the salary for this position is. Indirect

Indirect Questions Overview:

• Indirect questions sound more formal & polite.
• Use them when talking to strangers, professional contexts, etc.

Forming Indirect Questions

• Indirect questions don’t follow the usual question word order.
• They look like normal sentences.