Embedded Questions

Use embedded questions to sound more thoughtful and polite.

Daniel's conversations

1. Why do you think I'm ready for this?
2. I wanted to ask why you chose me.
3. Daniel wondered what the role would require.
4. He wasn't sure whether he should accept it.
5. He wanted to understand what people expected from him.
6. He asked himself what kind of leader he wanted to become.
7. He thought about how the decision would change his life.

Real examples

1. Do you know what time the meeting starts?
2. Can you tell me why this is important?
3. I wonder whether I'm ready.
4. She asked what she should do next.
5. He wanted to know how the team worked.
6. We discussed whether the plan was realistic.
7. I'm not sure what I should focus on.

Your Turn

1. Ask one question with Can you tell me why...
2. Say one sentence with I wonder whether...
3. Say one sentence with I'm not sure what...

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