Millie is asking Daniel a few questions about

Millie is asking Daniel a few questions about buying a robot. Can the robot cook? Will the robot bring any bad changes to your life? Can you stay in bed for a bit longer? Do robots sometimes go wrong? Can you return it to the shop?

Millie asked Daniel… Can the robot cook? Millie asked Daniel if/whether the robot could cook. Will the robot bring any bad changes to your life? Millie asked Daniel if/whether the robot would bring any bad changes to his life. Can you stay in bed for a bit longer? Millie asked Daniel if/whether he could stay in bed for a bit longer. Do robots sometimes go wrong? Millie asked Daniel if/whether robots sometimes went wrong. Can you return it to the shop? Millie asked Daniel if/whether he could return it to the shop.

Object clauses introduced by “wh-” words n n The robot no longer knew when it should cook breakfast Mr Jiang did not know what he should do with the robot. Rule out： 1 We can use a ‘wh-’ word to introduce an object clause when it expresses a ‘wh-’ question. 2 The word order in the object clause should be the same as that in a statement.

Mr Jiang’s robot Where did Mr Jiang buy the robot? When does the robot cook breakfast? What did the robot buy at the supermarket? How does the robot wash up? Why did Mr Jiang return the robot? Who will repair the robot that went wrong?

1 Where did Mr Jiang buy the robot? 2 I’d like to know _______________. where Mr Jiang bought the robot 3 2 When does the robot cook breakfast? 4 Can Mr Jiang tell me ______________? when the robot cooks breakfast 3 What did the robot buy at the supermarket? 4 I can’t imagine __________________. what the robot bought at the supermarket

4 How does the robot wash up? I want to know ___________. how the robot washes up 5 Why did Mr Jiang return the robot? 6 I wonder _______________. why Mr Jiang returned the robot 6 Who will repair the robot that went wrong? I want to ask Mr Jiang __________________. who will repair the robot that went wrong

Joining the following sentences with object clauses introduced by ‘wh-’ words 1 I’d like to know … Where is your school? 2 I’d like to know where your school is. 3 2 Can you tell me … How far is the park from here? Can you tell me how far the park is from here?

3 I can’t imagine … How did they climb up the rocks? 4 I can’t imagine how they climbed up the rocks. 4 Can anyone explain … 5 Why does the sun always rise in the east? Can anyone explain why the sun always rises in the east? 5 I want to ask Jim … What will he do at the weekend? I want to ask Jim what he will do at the weekend.

Choose the right conj. who else is going to be on 1. Can you tell me ______ duty? (who, what) 2. 2. She said ______ it wouldn’t matter much. (that, if) that 3. 3. He always thinks _____ he can do better. (how, who) how soon 4. 4. I really don’t know _____ the bridge will be finished. (how long, how soon) when 5. 5. They don’t know _____ we are going hiking. 6. 6. I was really surprised at ______ I saw. what 7. 7. I don’t understand _____ so many people are why crowding round him. 8. 8. Do you know _______ skirt it is? whose

Multiple Choice D we will go there for a picnic 1. We haven’t decided ____ tomorrow. 2. A. where B. why C. when D. whether 2. Do you know ____? C A. what time will the plane take off B. what time would the plane take off C. what time the plane will take off D. the plane will take off at what time 3. Can you tell me when ______ back? C A. will he be B. does he come C. he will be D. did he come D 4 Nobody but Jim and his uncle _____. A. know who is he B. know who he is C. knows who is he D. knows who he is

Combining sentences Jill thinks I will work hard at maths next term. Jill thinks she will work hard at maths next term. I want to know Does he like swimming or skating? I want to know whether he likes swimming or skating. I wasn’t sure Will they be able to buy another car? I was’t sure if they would be able to buy another car. We never knew What will happen in a hundred years? We never knew what would happen in a hundred years. Bill wondered What is the matter with my computer? Bill wondered what was the matter with his computer.

Complete the sentences(1) She says ________(她将在桌上留个口信). (that) she will leave a message on his desk. Lin Tao feels ________(他自己的球队更好). that his own team is even better. He told me ________ whowhom I should talk(我该和谁谈一谈) to with. thought______(地球是圆的). Jim thought (that) the earth is round. Could you tell me me______(明天能不能看完这本书)? if you can finish reading the book ? Let’s see ______(我们是否能找到那个城市的信息). ifwhether we can find out some information about that city. Could you tell me _____(乘飞机去海南要多少钱)? how much it costs to go to Hainan by air ? Please tell me _______(我们得去拜访谁). who (whom) we have to seevisit.

Complete the sentences(2) I really have no idea _______________ he has never been to Australia. (他从没去过澳大利亚). Our teacher told us _______________ that light travels much faster than (光速比声速快). sound. I didn’t tell him ________________ how soon I would come back. (我多久后会回来). I don’t think ________________ he has time to play tennis with you. (他没有时间和你打网球). They are discussing_______________ if the answer is right. (这答案是否正确). asked_______________ The teacher asked who could answer this question in (谁能用英语回答这个). English.

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