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In English, in more formal situations, we often use indirect questions because they sound more polite.
To make a question more polite we often begin with an indirect question phrase such as:
Example questions :
DIRECT QUESTION : Where is the post office?
INDIRECT QUESTION : Do you know where the post office is?
DIRECT QUESTION : What's the time?
INDIRECT QUESTION : Could you tell me what the time is?
DIRECT QUESTION : Does this train go to Brighton?
INDIRECT QUESTION : Can you tell me if this train goes to Brighton?
DIRECT QUESTION : Is there a bank nearby?
INDIRECT QUESTION : Have you any idea whether there is a bank nearby?
Note for use of indirect questions :
If the direct question begins with an auxiliary verb ( no question word), add 'if' or 'whether' after an indirect question phrase to make the question indirect.
We don't use 'if' or whether with Do you think...?
eg. Do you think he's gone to London? NOT Do you think if he's gone to London?
| Indirect question example sentences | |
|---|---|
| Don't you think you are getting a bit too angry? | 좀 너무 화내고 있다고 생각 안해? |
| Do you think we can find it there? | 거기서 살 수 있을까? |
| Do you know where the kitchen is? | 부엌 어디 있는지 알아? |
| How long do you think it will take? | 얼마 쯤 걸릴 거 같아? |
| But why do you think we should leave the house? | 그치만 왜 다른 집을 구해야 한다고 생각하는 거야? |
| Can you tell me what you are planning then? | 그럼 뭘 계획하는 건지 알려줄래? |
| Don't you think he is a nice guy? | 괜찮은 사람이라고 생각하지 않아? |
| Don't you think it's better to live upstairs? | 윗층에 사는 게 더 낫지 않아? |
| How much do you think renting a house would cost? | 주택을 빌리려면 얼마쯤 들 거 같아? |
| That's insane, do you think we can negotiate the prices? | 미쳤네, 가격 네고는 어떻게 안될까? |
| Do you know if he has got a girlfriend? | 여자친구 있는지 알아? |
| Do you know how much the tickets are? | 승차권 얼마 하는지 알아? |
| Do you think we should pay for it? | 물어줘야 될까? |
| Can you tell me, Nick, how much they pay, please? | 말해줄래요, 닉, 그 사람들은 얼마나 내는데요? |
| Do you think it will help us get a table? | 그러면 빈 테이블이 나올 거 같아? |
| Do you know what colour the packet is? | 통이 무슨 색깔인지 알아? |
| Do you think they are doing fine? | 괜찮게 되고 있는 거 같아? |
| Do you really think you want to solve the problem? | 진짜 문제를 해결하고 싶긴 한 거예요? |
| Erm, what do you think she could do to them? | 음, 그 여자가 걔네한테 뭘 할 수 있을 거 같은데? |
| How many people do you think you are going to cook for? | 몇 인분이나 만들 생각인데? |
