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delanne29
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I need your help..
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hello everyone!!!!
One of my students came up with a questions and I �m not sure where to look for the answer. I don �t know which part of grammar that is.
It �s about double questions....
For example: Can yo tell me what time is it?? or can you tell me what time it is??
Do you know where the bank is?? or do you know where is the bank??
Please... help.... and thanks in advance....
Delanne |
27 Sep 2009
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cris03glu
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Do you know where the bank is? When a question frame is included (indirect questions) the second part of it doesn �t need to be changed, use the qf + the affirmative sentence "the bank is..."
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27 Sep 2009
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PhilipR
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Remember that when using embedded questions, the subject come BEFORE the verb.
e.g. Can you tell me where the bank is? (NOT: Can you tell me where is the bank?)
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27 Sep 2009
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mcandelacch17
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They are embedded or indirect questions where the word order of the constituents is subject+Verb. e.g: Can you tell me what time it is? Do you know where the bank is? |
27 Sep 2009
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Nana Lins
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Dear Delanne,
There is a great lesson plan and drill exercise on the topic (embedded questions) at the website that follows. It has helped me a lot and my students could finally understand and use embedded questions correctly.
I hope it will help you as much it has helped me. Have a great Sunday. |
27 Sep 2009
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Olindalima ( F )
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I agree with the previous answers; the question being asked is - "Can you tell me ? this is the question.
But you could also change it another way, ans the second choice would be correct, I suppose.
Can you tell me? What time is it?
In written language this is quite clear, when speaking it needs a good intonation to state there are two questions.
My opinion, and would be glad to hear from you.
Can you tell me? what time is it?
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27 Sep 2009
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Hamidou2008
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I see that all the provided answers are correct. These are what we call "Indirect questions". So the verb should be after the subject. Do you know where the bank is? cheers |
27 Sep 2009
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Fabio Ferreira
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The questio is "Do you know" the other part of the question is the object of the sentence. That �s why you use it in the affirmative order. "what time it is"
Can you tell me "something" (something is the object of the sentence)
Can you tell me "what time the bank closes?" |
27 Sep 2009
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delanne29
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Thanks so much guys...... It was really really helpful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
27 Sep 2009
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minimal70
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HI EVERYBODY
all answers seem correct, but let me tell u that you can �t explain to high school students the format. the answer is purely formal because the syntax of the sentence" can you tell me where the bank is" requires from the teachers to say that when a C(omplementizer)P position is filled with one wh-question, the other postition remains inert " intact" otherwise the sentence may turn incorrect. In the example above there is an embedded question which has to be put outside the C(omplementizer)P position.
CAN YOU TELL ME? QUESTION 1
WHERE IS THE BANK? QUESTION 2
CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE IS THE BANK? syntactically incorrect, though it may be semantically understood by the hearer when intonnation inteferes
thanks
hassan |
27 Sep 2009
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