INDIRECT QUESTION WITH IF AND WHETHER

INDIRECT QUESTION WITH IF AND WHETHER
A. Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to know the way to use
Indirect questions with “ if “ and “whether” and do the exercises correctly.
B. Procedures:
I.Grammar:
Indirect questions with “ if “ and “whether” câu hỏi gián tiếp với if và whether.
Quan sát các ví dụ sau:
Câu trực tiếp
He said to me: “ Do you like English?”

Câu gián tiếp.
He asked me if / whether I liked English

She said to him: “ Are you a student

She asked him if he was a student there.

here? “
We said to her : “ Can you come back

We asked her whether she could go back

here next week? “

there the following week.

Từ các ví dụ trên, muốn đổi một câu hỏi dạng yes, no sang câu gián tiếp , ta tuân theo các
qui định sau:
a. Đổi say ra ask.
b. Thêm liên từ if hoặc whether.

c. Khi đổi sang câu gián tiếp, câu hỏi không mang hình thức câu hỏi nữa, nghĩa là không

còn đảo động từ lên trước chủ từ, không phải dùng đến do, does, is, are, will, can…..
nữa, cũng không còn dấu chấm hỏi.
II. Exercises:
I. Turn the following questions into the indirect speech.
1. She said, “Can you speak Spanish, Minh?”

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2. Thanh said to her teacher, “Will I finish my exercise at home?”

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3. Nien asked Hoa, “Do you have many new friends?”

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4. They said to us, “Must you go now?”


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5. My friend said, “Are you going to leave tomorrow?”

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6. I asked Nam, “Are you free tonight?”

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7. She asked the tourists, “Do you know the way to the station?”

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8. John said, “Is Phong Nha Cave in southern Vietnam, Nhi?”

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9. The visitors said, “Can we take photo?”

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10. Daniel said to Jim, “Is there a cafe nearby?”

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II. Underline the verb form that best completes each of the following sentences.
1. I like listening to music while I (am studying/ was studying/ was studied).
2. Her teacher was angry because she (wasn’t finished/ didn’t finish) the homework.
3. We (were waking up/ were woken up) by a loud noise during the night.
4. John (was looking/ was looked) for some music CDs when he (was telling/ was told) it was

closing time.
5. The exercise was very difficult, but everything (was answered/ could answer) correctedly by

nearly half of us.
6. Mom said we (could/ eat/ could be eaten) the meat and the chicken, but not the fish. It (wasn’t

ordered/ didn’t order) for us. It was for Dad.
7. The accident (caused/ was caused) by the truck driver, who (was driving/ was driven) too fast.
8. I (was invited/ invited) into an office, offered a cup of tea, and (ask/ asking/ asked) to wait.

III. Complete the second sentences so that it has the same meaning to the first. Use the word
in brackets.
1. The table and the desk are the same size. (big)
2. Clair and her sister intend to spend summer holiday in Hawaii. (going)
3. Could you tell me the way to the Oxford Street, please? (mind)
4. Martin said to Susan: “Can you work on Saturdays?” (asked)

5. When I was young, I regularly travel around the country. (used)
6. His hobby is to collect stamps. (fond)
7. Etienne Lenoir made the first motor car. (by)
8. Anna said to Mike: “Would you like to join me for lunch?” (invited)

* Homework:
- Learn by heart grammar.
- Do exercises on the workbook.
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