Grammar: B1 - ✨ Grammar Essentials: 🧩 Parts of Speech & 🏗️ Sentence Structure - Lesson 14: Indirect Questions (Could you tell me where the bank is?)

Grammar: Indirect Questions B2 Lesson 18: Sounding More Polite What you will learn: By the end of this lesson, you will be able to form polite indirect questions for both Wh- and Yes/No questions using correct statement word order. Why Use Indirect Questions? A direct question like "Where is the bank?" is grammatically perfect. However, when speaking to strangers or in more formal situations, it can sound a little demanding. To be more polite , we often use an indirect question . This is a question hidden inside a polite opening phrase. The Golden Rule: Use Statement Word Order 📖 From Direct to Indirect The most important rule is that the question part of the sentence uses normal statement word order ( Subject + Verb ), not question word order ( Verb + Subject ). We also remove the helping verbs do/does/did . Direct Question (Question Order) Indirect Question (Statement Order) Where is the market ? Could you tell me where the market is ? What time does the bus leave ? Do you know what time t…