Lesson XVI: Embadded Questions

B.2. Wh-Questions →Wh-Embedded Statements Previous pattern: I'll ask IF HE WENT. I don't know IF HE WILL GO. Situation: John sees Mary here every day. Tag-Questions: Wh-Phrase ?-Tag A-Block … WHO sees Mary here every day? WHO does John see here every day? WHAT does John do here every day? WHERE does John see Mary every day? WHEN does John see Mary here? Conversion of Tag-Questions to Wh-Statements: … Wh-Word S → A → O Actional Block Statement … JOHN SEES Mary here every day. … WHO ? SEES Mary here every day. Wh-E … WHAT JOHN ? DOES here every day. State- … WHO JOHN SEES ? here every day. ments … WHERE JOHN SEES Mary ? every day. … WHEN JOHN SEES Mary here ? New pattern – Wh-Embedded Statements: S A Receiving Block … … Wh-E-Statement I know WHO SEES Mary. I know WHO JOHN SEES. I know WHERE JOHN SEES Mary every day. I know WHEN JOHN SEES Mary here. … … Wh-Word S → A → … B.2.1. Practice Wh-E-Statements with WHO Say that you know something about someone. Take advantage of the fragments listed in the Rng-Block position after I KNOW … . For example: … bought a new house I KNOW WHO BOUGHT A NEW HOUSE . 1. … has opened the door. 5. … is laughing at the children. 2. … ran into Peter. 6. … called up Peter. 3. … bought some groceries. 7. … talked to Mr. Miller. 4. … studies English. 8. … waited for Mary.