Which Form 8865 Indirect 2023-2024

In the last unit, we had to look at the COSM and Azzam structure. When we use those structures to form questions, we form direct question forms. So, in this unit, we're going to have a look at indirect question forms. Why would we use an indirect question form? Well, indirect question forms are a polite way of asking someone to do something. Saying "where is" or "what is" or "why have" can be seen as being a bit too direct and therefore could be interpreted as being rude. It may not be appropriate when providing a service or when acting on someone's behalf to use such direct forms. An old adage about British people is, if you tell a Brit to do something, they won't do it. But if you give a Brit a choice, they'll help you every time. Indirect question forms should be seen in that light, a politer way of requesting something which, in effect, gives the other person a choice. There are a number of indirect question openings, such as "could you," "can you," "would you," "might you," "do you happen to know," "if I was wondering, if," and so on. Some are more suited to spoken language, and some to written language. For example, "do you have any idea" is fine if you say it because the intonation of the voice is clear and friendly. But the same phrase could be badly misinterpreted by the reader if you write it. We won't go into any great detail about indirect forms in this video, but to find out more about indirect forms, please click on the links in the video description. Getting back to indirect question forms, what you've got to remember is that indirect question forms are different from direct question forms in three...