Exercise 1. Change the genera! questions into indirect ones. Begin your sentences with Do you know, I wonder or Tell me.
Example: Has he seen this movie before? —
Do you know if/whether he has seen this movie before?
Tell me please if/whether he has seen this movie before,
I wonder if/whether he has seen this movie before.
1. Is it common to give a waiter a tip? 2. Does he want to come round this evening? 3, Did you go out last night? 4. Are single-parent families becoming more common in Russia? 5, Is there anything you are very proud of? 6. Does she live in the flat above you? 7= Do they watch satellite TV or cable TV? 8. Does Internet influence our daily lives? 9. Did you go to a nursery school? 10. Have the police questioned a number of people about the crime? 11. Are trains more reliable than buses? 12. Has he arranged his meeting for tonight? 13. Are there lots of historical monuments in Vienna? 14. Is there a great mix of people in Paris? 15, Did he book a room at the hotel?