0 Is this their latest CD?
Could you tell me...... if this their latest C......?
1 How much does it cost?
Do you know......................................................?
2 Are they going to do a tour soon?
Have you any idea......................................................?
3 Where are they going to play?
Can you tell me......................................................?
4 Will they be at any of the festivals next summer?
Do you know......................................................?
5 Why did their drummer leave?
I wonder......................................................?
6 Have they found a new drummer yet?
Do you know......................................................?
7 Are they as good as they used to be?
Do you think......................................................?
8 When is their next CD coming out?
Have you any idea......................................................?
Circle the correct answer.
I went to the British Museum today and had a great time. I had no idea that I (0) will / would enjoy it so much! I really liked the chessmen from Lewis in Scotland. I thought that they (1) are / were amazing. I can’t remember how old (2) they are / are they, but I think that they (3) were / had been made in Norway. Nobody knows who (4) brought / had brought to Lewis, but they say it was probably a merchant on his way to Ireland. I wondered (5) what / that had happened to him. May he died on the island.....
Question words + to-mrmitive
We can use a wh- question word + to-infinitive after verbs which express thoughts and feelings, or after verbs of reporting and communicating:
Verbs of thinking / feeling | |
decide, find out, forget, know, learn, remember, see, think, understand, wonder | I don’t know what to do. I’ve forgotten how to ride a bike. |
Verbs of reporting / communicating | |
ask, describe, discuss, explain, show, suggest, tell | He explained how to fill in the form. She showed us where to wait. |
• Ask, show and tell need an object before the question word: The shop assistant told me where to find the belts.
• We can use whether + to-infinitive after decide, know and wonder: I can’t decide whether to buy it (or not). (= whether I should buy it)