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Questions · CEFR B2 · Confident
A polite question wraps the real question in a phrase — and inside the wrapper the word order goes back to normal.
Rebuild this lesson’s reference sentence. Other tasks can have other valid word orders.
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Could you tell me where the station is?
Could you tell me / Do you know + question word + SUBJECT + VERB
Question 1 of 1
Choose an answer, then check why it fits.
This is a check of this example, not an English level assessment.
Example 1 of 1
Could you tell me where the station is?
Inside an indirect question the verb goes back after the subject.
The shape
Could you tell me / Do you know + question word + SUBJECT + VERB
Ask a stranger something politely.
In Hindi
शिष्ट सवाल में असली सवाल एक वाक्यांश के अंदर आता है, और अंदर शब्दों का क्रम सामान्य हो जाता है।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
Could you tell me where is the station? | Could you tell me where the station is? Inside an indirect question the verb goes back after the subject. |
These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
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