Embedded Questions

Embedded Questions
Wh- questions may be embedded within a statement.
I don't know what time
I've forgotten where
I don't/can't remember what
I am not sure why
main statement embedded WH-Question
(SUBJECT + VERB)

Embedded Questions
Wh- questions may be embedded within a statement.
Where is the classroom?
I don't know where the classroom is.
What did you say?
I didn't hear what you said.
What is the definition?
I can't remember what the definition is.

Embedded Questions
WH-Questions with BE (is, are, was, were)
Asking for information:
Where is the bank?
Do you know where the bank is? (embedded question)
I don’t know where the bank is.

Continue:
What is he doing?
Do you know what he’s doing?
I don’t know what he’s doing.
Why were they crying?
Do you know why they were crying?
I don’t know why they were crying.

Continue:
Where is the bank?
I don’t know where the bank is.
What is he doing?
I don’t know what he’s doing.
When can he visit us?
I don’t know when he can visit us.

WH-Questions with DO/DOES/DID
Where does he live?
Do you know where he lives?
I don’t know where he lives.
How often do they come here?
Do you know how often they come here?
I don’t know how often they come here.

Continue:
How did she break her leg?
Do you know how she broke her leg?
I don’t know how she broke her leg.

Embedded YES/NO Questions
I don't know whether
I've forgotten if
I don't/can't remember
Main statement embedded YES/NO question

Yes/No Questions
Do you know if Tom is in school today?
whether
I don’t know if Tom is in school today.
whether

Yes/No Questions
Do you know if Mary works here?
whether
I don’t know if Mary works here.
whether