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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 | |
|---|---|
| Do you think we should buy the return tickets now? | 왕복 티켓도 지금 사야 하려나? |
| 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 think they are doing fine? | 괜찮게 되고 있는 거 같아? |
| When do you think you are going to look for houses again? | 그럼 언제 다시 집 보러 나갈 거야? |
| Don't you think he is a nice guy? | 괜찮은 사람이라고 생각하지 않아? |
| How much do you think there is? | 얼마쯤 있는 거 같아? |
| Can you explain why we have to pay £30 more per week please? | 왜 우리는 주당 30파운드씩을 더 내야 되는 거지 설명 좀 해볼래요? |
| Do you think we should buy it? | 그럼 사는 게 좋을까? |
| Do you know what time it is? | 몇 시인지 알아? |
| Do you think you are a good cook? | 스스로 생각하기에 요리 잘하는 것 같아? |
| Do you think we should see the next house? | 이 다음 집도 봐야할까? |
| Don't you think it's better to live upstairs? | 윗층에 사는 게 더 낫지 않아? |
| Hey, don't you think Diego would like to join us, too? | 어라, 디에고도 우리랑 같이 살고 싶어하지 않을까? |
| Do you think we should pay for it? | 물어줘야 될까? |
| It's seven thirty! Who do you think it could be? | 7시 반이야! 짐작 가는 사람 있어? |
| Can you tell me what you are planning then? | 그럼 뭘 계획하는 건지 알려줄래? |
| But why do you think we should leave the house? | 그치만 왜 다른 집을 구해야 한다고 생각하는 거야? |
| When do you think you will be leaving? | 몇시쯤에 출발할 거 같은데? |
| Do you think we can let him go out? | 밖으로 내보내도 되려나? |
