Answer — Exercise 5
4.6 - Speaking·Focus 3 - Student's Book
Question
Rewrite the indirect questions (e-h) in the SPEAKING POCUS as direct questions. What are the differences in word order? Which type of question is more polite?
Answer
e. What is the soup?
f. What is the Mario Special Salad?
g. What is the pasta sauce?
h. Are the onions in it?
Direct questions
question word + auxiliary + subject + verb
Indirect questions
question word / if + subject + verb (like in an affirmative sentence)
Indirect questions are more polite.