1. Does the child hope to be given a computer by Santa Claus, or have his parents made up their minds to present him with a
2. Did the boss assure the staff that they would be told about the coming changes? He said, «Will you be told of my future plans?»
3. Are the burglars expected to be caught by the police? However, they are sure they won’t be caught.
4. Should you get your passports ready? They will be examined by the officer. Do you remember we were warned that our papers would be examined here?
5. Does the whole nation hope for him to be elected Prime-Minister?
6. Should you mind being punished if you disobey my orders?
7. Do you wonder when my project paper will be published?
8. Was the child brought up in a respectable family?
9. Did they make sure that the child was brought up by decent people?
10. Should you not leave your bicycle outside? It will be stolen.
11. When he turns up, will he tell the truth?
12. Will the new spaceship be launched in Florida in some days?
13. Will the delegation be met at the airport?
14. Did anyone expect that the flight would be delayed?
15. Were we happy that the car would be repaired the next day?
Объяснение: Indirect questions are used to report or ask questions in a more polite or indirect manner. They are often used in conversation or written communication when we want to sound more polite or less direct. In indirect questions, the word order is usually inverted, and we use phrases such as «whether,» «if,» or question words like «what,» «when,» «where,» «who,» «why,» «which,» «how,» etc.
1. The child hopes to be given a computer by Santa Claus, or have his parents made up their minds to present him with a new scooter.
— In this sentence, we want to know whether the child hopes to be given a computer or if his parents have decided to give him a new scooter.
— We can rephrase this as: «Does the child hope to be given a computer by Santa Claus, or have his parents made up their minds to present him with a new scooter?»
2. The boss assured the staff that they would be told about the coming changes. He asked, «Will you be told of my future plans?»
— In this sentence, we want to know if the boss assured the staff about being informed of the future plans.
— We can rephrase this as: «Did the boss assure the staff that they would be told about the coming changes? He said, ‘Will you be told of my future plans?'»
3. The police are expected to catch the burglars, but the burglars are sure they won’t be caught.
— In this sentence, we want to know if the police are expected to catch the burglars, although the burglars are confident they won’t be caught.
— We can rephrase this as: «Are the burglars expected to be caught by the police? However, they are sure they won’t be caught.»
4. You should get your passports ready because they will be examined by the officer. Do you remember we were warned that our papers would be examined here?
— In this sentence, we want to stress the need to prepare passports and remind someone about the previous warning regarding the examination of their papers.
— We can rephrase this as: «Should you get your passports ready? They will be examined by the officer. Do you remember we were warned that our papers would be examined here?»
5. The whole nation hopes for him to be elected as the Prime Minister.
— In this sentence, we want to express that the entire nation hopes for his election as the Prime Minister.
— We can rephrase this as: «Does the whole nation hope for him to be elected Prime Minister?»
Совет: To better understand and use indirect questions, it is important to practice transforming direct questions into indirect questions in different contexts. Pay attention to the word order and the use of question words or question phrases like «whether» or «if.» Practice using indirect questions in everyday conversations or writing tasks to become more comfortable with their usage.
Задание: Transform the following direct questions into indirect questions:
1. «Will you attend the party?»
2. «Where did she go on vacation?»
3. «When will they announce the winners?»
4. «Has he finished his homework?»
5. «Why did you buy that book?»