indirect question

Example Sentences

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“As a talent evaluator, if the indirect question is, ‘Is Diego good enough to play at the top level in Europe?’

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2021

At the Toronto news conference, a moderator paid by Searchlight mostly kept the focus on the movie, asking just one indirect question about the assault. 

From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2017

John was quite unaccustomed to conversation interlarded with quotations from what he had at school irreverently called "rep.," and wondering what manner of man he had to do with he hazarded an indirect question.

From Settlers and Scouts by Strang, Herbert

Count Arnau appeared not to have heard the indirect question, at least he gave no answer.

From Herman A Novel by Werner, E.

Place a question mark after a direct question, but not after an indirect question.

From The Century Handbook of Writing by Greever, Garland