Questions Words & Indirect Questions .
Examples .
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We ask about .
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Questions words .
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Who
are you talking to ?
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People
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1-
Who
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What
are you eating ?
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Things
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2-
What
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Where
are you from ?
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Place
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3-Where
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When
does he leave ?
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Time
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4-When
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Why
do you say that ?
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Reason
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5-
Why
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Which
color do you want ?
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People
or Things
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6-
Which
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How
does this work ?
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Explanation
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7-
How
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Verbs with two Objects .
1.
Some verbs have two objects –an indirect object and a direct
object:
Subject
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Verb
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Indirect object
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Direct object
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My wife
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sent
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me
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an email
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He
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brought
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his mother
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some flowers
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He
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cooked
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all his friends
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a delicious meal
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These
clauses have the structure: V + N (indirect object) + N (direct object)
2.
We can use a prepositional phrase with to or for with
an indirect object:
Subject
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Verb
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Direct object
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Prepositional phrase
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My wife
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sent
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an email
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to me
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He
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brought
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some flowers
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for his mother
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He
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cooked
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a delicious meal
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for all his friends.
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These
clauses have the structure : V + N (direct object) + Prepositional phrase
(indirect object)
3. Common
verbs with for and an indirect object are
:
Book , buy , get , cook , keep ,
bring , make , pour , save , find .
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They booked a
table for me at the restaurant.
We made toys for all the children.
We made toys for all the children.
4. Common verbs
with to and an indirect object are :
Give , lend , offer , pass , post
, read , sell , send , show , promise , tell .
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He gave his
programme to the man sitting next to him.
They sent Christmas cards to all their customers.
They sent Christmas cards to all their customers.