Embedded questions

Usual “wh” question patterns:

“wh”	do/be/have/MA	subject	extra
Where	do	you	live?
Why	does	she	go there daily?
How long	do	you	read every day?
How often	does	he	visit you in a week?
When	did	you	get up this morning?
How often	do	you	meet your friends?
What	is	your name?
Where	were	you	born?
How long	does	it	take to come here?
Why	were	you	late this morning?
How many books	did	you	read last month?
What qualities	do	you	expect in a good teacher?
Why	do	you	cry every morning?
How	are	your relatives?
How	do	they	support you?
When	will	you	return home?
How	can	I	learn English?
What	can	we	do for you?
How	may	I	help you?
What	should	we	do now?

 

Note: We do not use “do”, “does” or “did” when we make a question to know the “subject”.

 

What       makes     you      laugh?

What       brought   you      here?

Who        taught     you      English?

Who        helps       you      with your homework?

 

Do your relatives help you?

Do your relatives believe in superstitions?

 

Embedded questions:

……………………………………… “wh” + subject + verb + …………

 

Simple question:       Where does he live?

Embedded question:  I don’t know where he lives.

SQ:                         What did she eat yesterday?

EQ:                         I don’t know what she ate yesterday.

SQ:                         What is her problem?

EQ:                         I don’t know what her problem is.

 

SQ:                         Why was Amaan late this evening?

EQ:                         Do you know why Amaan was late this evening?

 

SQ:                         How many books does Diva have?

EQ:                         Can you tell me how many books Diva has?

 

SQ:                         Who is the captain?

EQ:                         Nobody knows who the captain is.

 

SQ:                         What will she do tomorrow?

EQ:                         I don’t know what she will do tomorrow.

                               Can you tell me what she will do tomorrow?

                               Nobody knows what she will do tomorrow.

                               I know what she will do tomorrow.