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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 | |
|---|---|
| Can you tell me where you are taking me first? | 你能先告诉我要带我去哪里吗？ |
| Don't you think it's better to live upstairs? | 你不觉得住在楼上更好吗？ |
| Do you think we should buy the return tickets now? | 你觉得我们现在应当购买返程票吗？ |
| Hey, don't you think Diego would like to join us, too? | 嗨，你不觉得迭戈也会加入我们吗？ |
| How much do you think renting a house would cost? | 租一个房子你觉得要花多少钱？ |
| How long do you think it will take? | 你觉得会议会持续多长时间？ |
| Do you have a plan about what you are going to do now? | 接下来要做什么你有什么计划吗？ |
| Do you know why they built this enormous pier? | 你知道他们为什么建造了这样一个巨大的码头吗？ |
| Erm, what do you think she could do to them? | 额，你觉得她会对他们做什么呢？ |
| Do you know how old this station is? | 你知道这个车站有多少年的历史了吗？ |
| Do you think we should buy it? | 你觉得我们应该买吗？ |
| I'm still checking, do you think I can try some bugs here? | 我还在看，你觉得我尝一尝这里虫子，怎么样？ |
| Can you tell me, Nick, how much they pay, please? | 尼克，请告诉我，他们付多少呢？ |
| Do you think we can find it there? | 你觉得我们能在那里买到吗？ |
| Do you know what time it is? | 你知道现在几点了吗？ |
| When do you think we can have the meeting? | 你觉得我们什么时间可以开会？ |
| When do you think you are going to look for houses again? | 你打算什么时候再去找房子？ |
| Do you think they are doing fine? | 你觉得它们相处得还可以吗？ |
| Can you explain why we have to pay £30 more per week please? | 请解释下为什么我们每周必须要多付30英镑？ |
| Do you know how the girls are getting to Soho? | 你知道女孩们怎么去苏豪区吗？ |
