Embedded Questions
Introduction
Una pregunta incrustada es una pregunta que se incluye dentro de otra pregunta o
afirmacin. Ellos son comunes despus de las frases introductorias, tales como:
I wonder
Me pregunto
Could you tell me
Podra decirme
Do you know
Sabes
Can you remember
Puedes recordar
Let's ask
Preguntemos
We need to find out
Tenemos que saber
I'd like to know
Me gustara saber
Could you tell me
Podra decirme
I'm not sure
No estoy seguro
Would you mind explaining
Le importara explicar
Five Rules for Using Embedded Questions
Rule One
Si la pregunta incrustada forma parte de una declaracin, utilice un perodo y
no un signo de interrogacin al final de la frase. Adems, si la pregunta es en el
verbo simple presente o pasado, omita los verbos auxiliares hacen, hace, y lo
hizo y cambiar el verbo en su forma apropiada, como en el siguiente ejemplo.
Direct Question
Embedded Question
What time did he leave?
I wonder what time he left.
Rule Two
Si la pregunta incrustada incluye un verbo auxiliar o el verbo "ser", invierta las
posiciones del sujeto y el verbo auxiliar, como en los siguientes ejemplos.
Direct Question
Embedded Question
What did he say?
Could you tell me what he said?
Direct Question
Embedded Question
Can you help me?
I wonder if you could help me.
Direct Question
Embedded Question
Is he a doctor?
Do you know if he is a doctor?
Rule Three
No utilice una contraccin verbal al final de la frase.
Direct Question
Correct Embedded Question
Incorrect Embedded Question
Where is she?
Do you know where he is?
Do you know where he's?
Rule Four
Preguntas incrustadas son introducidos por si, si o no, y si cuando no hay
palabra de pregunta en la frase (s / no).
Direct Yes/No
Question
Embedded Question
Will he be there?
Do you know if he will be there?
Do you know whether or not he will be
there?
Do you know whether he will be there or
not?
Rule Five
El infinitivo puede seguir una palabra pregunta o ya sea en preguntas
incrustadas, como en el siguiente ejemplo.
Direct Question
Embedded Question
Embedded Question with an
Infinitive
What should I do?
Please tell me what I should do.
Please tell me what to do.
Using Embedded Questions
Hay momentos en que los hablantes nativos ingleses prefieren utilizar
incrustado en lugar de preguntas directas. He aqu dos ejemplos.
1. Politely Asking for Information
Direct Question
What time does the bus arrive?
Embedded Question Could you tell me what time the bus arrives?
(more polite)
2. Talking About Something Which Is Unknown to the
Speaker
Direct Question
Embedded
Question
Why did she decide not to come with us?
I don't know why she decided not to come with
us.
Note: The embedded question is in a statement , so it ends with a period, not a
question mark.
When you are sure that you understand the lesson, you can continue with the
exercises.