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Corso di

Lingua Inglese^ Prof.ssa

Filomena D’Alessandro

Lez. 3.1 Direct and indirect questions - Corso di Lingua Inglese – Prof.ssa Filomena D’Alessandro

Direct and indirect questions

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Phrases for Indirect Questions:^ •^ Lez. 3.1 Direct and indirect questions - Corso di Lingua Inglese – Prof.ssa Filomena D’Alessandro

Could you tell me…• Do you know…• I was wondering…• Do you have any idea…• I’d like to know…• Would it be possible…• Is there any chance…

Direct and Indirect Questions in English: ExamplesDirect: Lez. 3.1 Direct and indirect questions - Corso di Lingua Inglese – Prof.ssa Filomena D’Alessandro

Where is Market Street? Indirect:

Could you tell me where Market Street is? In indirect questions with

is/are,

the verb (is) comes

after

the subject (Market

Street). Direct

What time does the bank open? Indirect:

Do you know what time the bank opens? In indirect questions, we don’t use the auxiliary verbs

do/does/did.

Also, you

can see that the verb is “open” in the direct question, and “opens” in theindirect question.

Direct: Lez. 3.1 Direct and indirect questions - Corso di Lingua Inglese – Prof.ssa Filomena D’Alessandro

How much does this motorcycle cost? Indirect:

I’d like to know how much this motorcycle costs. To form the indirect question, remove

does

and change “cost” to “costs.”

Direct:

Can you finish the project by tomorrow? Indirect:

Would it be possible for you to finish the project by tomorrow? For direct questions with

can,

we can use the phrase “would it be possible…”

to make it indirect. Direct:

Can we change the meeting to Thursday? Indirect:

Is there any chance we could change the meeting to Thursday? “Is there any chance…” is another option for forming indirect questions with can.

Yes/No Direct Questions –> “If” in Indirect Questions^ If the direct question is a “yes or no” question (it has no question word such aswhat, who, when, where, why, or how), then the indirect question will have Lez. 3.1 Direct and indirect questions - Corso di Lingua Inglese – Prof.ssa Filomena D’Alessandro

if.

Direct:

Does Tom like Italian food? Indirect:

Do you know

if^ Tom likes Italian food?

Direct:

Are your parents joining us for dinner? Indirect:

Could you tell me

if^ your parents are joining us for dinner?

Direct:

Do they speak English? Indirect:

I was wondering

if^ they speak English.

Lez. 3.1 Direct and indirect questions - Corso di Lingua Inglese – Prof.ssa Filomena D’Alessandro

Word order in indirect questions: An indirect question is when a question is‘inside’ another question.Take a simple scenario: we stop someone in the street and ask: “Where is thesupermarket?” This is what we call a

direct question

However, let’s say that we begin with

Can you tell me?

or^ Do you know?

Our

original question is now ‘inside’ the new question:

Can you tell me

where the

supermarket is

You will see that the word order has now changed because technically thequestion is now

Can you tell me?

not^ Where is?

This is what we call an

indirect

question

Word order in indirect questionsWord order in an indirect question is the same as in a normal statement sentence:SUBJECT + VERB + ...Direct question Lez. 3.1 Direct and indirect questions - Corso di Lingua Inglese – Prof.ssa Filomena D’Alessandro

Indirect question

Where can I buy ink for the printer?

Can you tell me where I can buy ink for theprinter?Can you tell me where can I buy ...

Why do you want to work for ourcompany?

He asked me why I wanted to work for theircompany.He asked me why did I want to ...

What is the number of the last invoice?

I'm calling to ask you what the number of thelast invoice is.I'm calling to ask you what is the number of ...

How much did it cost?

Do you know how much it costs?Do you know how much did it cost?

How did it happen?

Did she tell you how it happened?Did she tell you how did it happened?

Quando l’interrogativa indiretta è introdotta daun verbo al presente, il tempo verbale rimaneinvariato rispetto all’interrogativa diretta.Quando è introdotta da un verbo al passato, iltempo verbale dell’interrogativa indirettasubisce le stesse modificazioni del discorsoindiretto(vedi capitolo relativo al Lez. 3.1 Direct and indirect questions - Corso di Lingua Inglese – Prof.ssa Filomena D’Alessandro

discorso indiretto

tuttavia il verbo dell’interrogativa indiretta

non

prende la costruzione interrogativa

"How much Lez. 3.1 Direct and indirect questions - Corso di Lingua Inglese – Prof.ssa Filomena D’Alessandro

will it cost

?"^ "Quanto costerà?"

I want to know how much

it will cost

Voglio sapere quanto costerà. "What time

is it ?".

"Che ore sono?"

He asked what time

it was

Chiese che ore fossero. "What time

do the shops close

?"^ A che ora chiudono i negozi?

She wanted to know what time

the shops closed

Voleva sapere a che ora chiudevano i negozi.

Lez. 3.2 Comparatrive and superlative - Corso di Lingua Inglese – Prof.ssa Filomena D’Alessandro

Comparative and superlative ofadjectivestoo/not… enough/not as…(as)…than;

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Lez. 3.2 Comparatrive and superlative - Corso di Lingua Inglese – Prof.ssa Filomena D’Alessandro

THE COMPARATIVE

AND THE SUPERLATIVE

-^ EXAMPLES •^ My house is

larger

than hers.

-^ This box is

smaller

than the one I lost.

-^ Your dog runs

faster

than Jim's dog.

-^ The rock flew

higher

than the roof.

-^ Jim and Jack are both my friends, but I like Jack

better

. ("than Jim" is

understood)

Lez. 3.2 Comparatrive and superlative - Corso di Lingua Inglese – Prof.ssa Filomena D’Alessandro

SUPERLATIVE

ADJECTIVES•^ Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at theupper or lower limit of a quality (

the tallest, the smallest, the fastest,

the highest

). They are used in sentences where a subject is compared

to a group of objects. • Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object). • The group that is being compared with can be omitted if it is clearfrom the context (final example below).

Lez. 3.2 Comparatrive and superlative - Corso di Lingua Inglese – Prof.ssa Filomena D’Alessandro