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Indirect Questions
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CILB
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Indirect Questions
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When DON �T you use a question mark in an indirect question?
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19 Jun 2011
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LILIAAMALIA
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because it follows the structure of a simple sentence and not a question form.
eg:"Where do you go on vacation?"-He asked me where I go on vacation.
"Has he bought a new car?-He wanted to know if he had bought a new car.
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19 Jun 2011
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pilarmham
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I would say that there is no reason why a question mark should be used in an indirect question, UNLESS the new sentence happens to be a question, too!
This is the example that comes to my mind:
Direct question: Where does Tom live?
Indirect questions: They want to know where Tom lives (a question mark is not possible here as this is a statement) Do you know where Tom lives? (we have a new question here, which includes the previous question, so a question mark is necessary)
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20 Jun 2011
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CILB
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!
VERY CLEAR YOUR EXPLANATION. |
20 Jun 2011
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yanogator
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Hey, CILB, isn �t it the same in Spanish? (Just trying to add to my limited knowledge of your language).
Bruce
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20 Jun 2011
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