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The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 03 - Speaking for the textbook Cutting Edge Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave from Pearson Education

Question

Look at the questions in exercise 2a again.

Answer

1

  • Excuse me
  • One more question
  • Can I ask you a question?

2

  • Do you know
  • Could you tell me

Difference

  • In questions 1-3, the subject and verb are inverted because they are direct questions.
  • In questions 4-9, the subject and verb are not inverted because they are indirect questions.