Sort into columns

Indirect Questions —
Sort the Building Blocks.

Tap each tile, then tap its column. Place every tile before checking your answers.

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Question 1

Sort these direct questions by how you would introduce them inside an indirect question.

Question 2

Each tile follows Could you tell me. Sort by whether its indirect-question word order is correct.

Question 3

When making these questions indirect, which auxiliary must disappear, and which must remain inside the clause?

Question 4

In these indirect-question clauses, sort by whether who or what is the subject or the object.

Practice Indirect Questions — Sort the Building Blocks with this interactive word-sorting exercise of 4 questions. Tap each word into the column it belongs in, then submit to check your answers and get detailed feedback on every set.

Practicing grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Indirect Questions — Sort the Building Blocks in everyday English.

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