Direct and Indirect Questions in English
Channel: Espresso English
Date: 2013-03-15

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What are Indirect Questions?

Direct questions are the “normal” questions that we can ask friends, family members, and people who we know well. You can form direct questions using the QUASM model that we learned last lesson.

Example of a direct question:
“Where’s the bathroom?”

Indirect questions are a little more formal and polite. We use them when talking to a person we don’t know very well, or in professional situations, and their form is a little different.

Example of an indirect question:
“Could you tell me where the bathroom is?”
Phrases for Indirect Questions

    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…