Word order for Indirect Questions:


Statement:                                 Michal   is       cheerful.

Question:                                      Is    Michal cheerful?

Indirect Question: I don’t know if       Michal        is          cheerful.



Statement:              Michal loves fruity Belgian beer.

Question:     Does   Michal  love  fr.        B.        beer?

Indirect Question:

            I don’t know if           Michal loves fruity Belgian beer.



Statement:             Zuzka   lost     her pet hamster.

Question:    Did    Zuzka   lose     her pet hamster?

Indirect Q:

        I didn’t know if    Zuzka   had lost     her pet hamster.



Statement:                              The films    are going to cost $387/438 million.

Question:       How much           are    the films going to     cost?

Indirect Question:

       The studio didn’t know

                        How much       the films   were going to      cost.



Statement:                              His films will cost $60-70 million.

Question:   How much          will   his films   cost?

Indirect question:

  Wired asked how much       his films   WOULD cost.