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Meanings of indirect question in English
Russian
косвенные вопросы Spanish
interrogacion indirecta Antonyms
Examples for "direct question"
Examples for "direct question"
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I'd said something that hadn't been an answer to a direct question!
2
The direct question I think still remains: have there been false negatives?
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It was a direct question, however, and he couldn't refuse to respond.
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And they rarely spoke intelligibly, except in response to a direct question.
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The direct question at last scratched the composure of Achaeos, just slightly.
Usage of indirect question in English
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An indirect question to one of the clerks helped him to an explanation of this.
2
By feminine device of indirect question, Alma obtained some understanding of the change that had come upon Mrs. Abbott during the past three years.
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The indirect question naturally lacks the force of the direct one, but it may be employed when a less striking form of beginning is desired.
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Several indirect questions may be included in the initial sentence of an article.
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We observed no association between ovarian cancer and menstrual pain assessed by indirect questions.
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Indirect questions, that is, statements that a question has been asked, do not require the interrogation.
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Or they may introduce indirect questions of-
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But the disturbing influence of these indirect questions, though not inconsiderable at the time, has not been lasting.
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Indirect questions are not strictly questions at all, and therefore should not be followed by a point of interrogation.
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They will be spoken of again in the proper places, especially in the treatment of indirect questions (Sec.
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+Explanation+.-Thesubject clause is here an indirect question.
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He saw that Walther was full of curiosity and now and then asked indirect questions, but John remembering his instructions gave no answer.
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