Indirect Questions make requests or questions softer and more polite. We use indirect speech when we are talking to someone we don’t know very well or in professional situations.
Could you tell me |
what time the post closes? if the post is closed? |
Do you know |
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Do you happen to know |
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Do you have any idea |
I was wondering |
what time the post closes. if the post is closed. |
I’d like to know |
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I can’t remember |
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I have no idea |
Direct |
What time does the post close? |
Indirect |
Could you tell me what time the post closes? |
Direct |
Is the post closed? |
Indirect |
Could you tell me if the post is closed? |
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