an indirect question
1indirect question — noun (grammar) A question in indirect speech, as in She asked whether he was leaving • • • Main Entry: ↑indirect * * * ˌindirect ˈquestion [indirect question] (also reˌported ˈquestion …
2indirect question — An indirect question is a question put into reported form. For example, What do they want to do? is a direct question and its indirect form is I asked them what they wanted to do. When the direct question calls for an answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’, the… …
3indirect question — indirect questions N COUNT An indirect question is the same as a reported question. [mainly BRIT] Syn: reported question …
4indirect question — noun count LINGUISTICS the words that you use to report a question that someone else has asked, for example She asked me where I was going …
5indirect question — ► NOUN Grammar ▪ a question in reported speech (e.g. they asked who I was) …
6indirect question — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms indirect question : singular indirect question plural indirect questions linguistics the words that you use to report a question that someone else has asked, for example She asked me where I was going …
7indirect question — noun Grammar a question in reported speech (e.g. they asked who I was) …
8ˌindirect ˈquestion — noun [C] linguistics the words that you use to report a question that someone else has asked, for example ‘She asked me where I was going …
9question — see beg the question, indirect question …
10Question mark — ? redirects here. For other uses, see Question mark (disambiguation). For the backwards or mirrored question mark used to indicate irony or sarcasm, see percontation point. For Wikipedia s help pages, see Help:Contents ? Question mark …
