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Indirect




                                                                Question










           Indirect Questions start with a phrase like:

            Could/Can I ask you __?



            Do you know __?

            I wonder__.                                                + statement form

            I want to know__.

            etc.







           For example


            Direct Question                     : Do they go to school?

            Indirect Question                   : Can I ask you if they go to school?




                                                      phrase                 statement form

                                                                           of Direct Question

                                                                                    above











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