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Jooney Posted 15 years ago
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Indirect question
Hi,
I'd like to know if the following can be interpreted only as an "indirect question".
I don't know if she is home.
It may be true that the sentence is a way of asking a question "Is she home?" indirectly. But it could also be true that it conveys the speaker's answer to someone's question "Is she home?" Correct?
I'd appreciate your help.
I'd like to know if the following can be interpreted only as an "indirect question".
I don't know if she is home.
It may be true that the sentence is a way of asking a question "Is she home?" indirectly. But it could also be true that it conveys the speaker's answer to someone's question "Is she home?" Correct?
I'd appreciate your help.
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jooney I'd like to know if the following can be interpreted only as an "indirect question". I don't know if she is home. " indirectly.
- jooney I'd like to know if the following can be interpreted only as an "indirect question".
- I don't know if she is home.
- " indirectly.
- " Correct?
- Don't confuse the grammatical structure "indirect question" with the ordinary language "indirect question" which means a question asked in an indirect manner.
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jooneyI'd like to know if the following can be interpreted only as an "indirect question".Don't confuse the gram
I don't know if she is home.
It may be true that the sentence is a way of asking a question "Is she home?" indirectly. But it could also be true that it conveys the speaker's answer to someone's question "Is she home?" Correct?
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