Unit 18 – Indirect Question

Direct Question:

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Direct Question: He asks, “What are they doing?”

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Direct Question: He asks, “What are they doing?” Indirect Question:

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Direct Question: He asks, “What are they doing?” Indirect Question: He asks what they are doing.

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Introductory verb:

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Introductory verb: Not necessarily a verb of asking.

Unit 18 – Indirect Question

He asks what they are doing.

Unit 18 – Indirect Question He asks what they are doing. He perceives what they are doing.

Unit 18 – Indirect Question He asks what they are doing. He perceives what they are doing. He knows what they are doing.

Unit 18 – Indirect Question He asks what they are doing. He perceives what they are doing. He knows what they are doing. He sees what they are doing.

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question:

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question: Indirect Interrogative Word

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question: Indirect Interrogative Word + Finite Verb

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question:

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question: Similar to indirect statement type I

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question: Similar to indirect statement type I (ὅτι/ὡς + finite verb)

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Verb in Main Clause Verb in Indirect Question Primary Secondary

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Verb in Main Clause Verb in Indirect Question PrimaryRetains original mood and tense Secondary

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Verb in Main Clause Verb in Indirect Question PrimaryRetains original mood and tense SecondaryOptative or Retained Indicative

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question:

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question: Direct interrogative words switched to indirect interrogative words

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question:

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question: If original question has no interrogative, εἰ is used in the indirect question

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question with 2 Alternatives:

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question with 2 Alternatives: “whether…or”

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question with 2 Alternatives: “whether…or” πότερον...ἥ

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question with 2 Alternatives: “whether…or” πότερον...ἥ εἴτε...εἴτε

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question with 2 Alternatives: “whether…or” πότερον...ἥ εἴτε...εἴτε εἰ...εἴτε

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question:

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question: Retains original negative

Unit 18 – Indirect Question τίς εἶ;

Unit 18 – Indirect Question τίς εἶ; Who are you?

Unit 18 – Indirect Question ἐρωτᾷ ὅστις εἶ.

Unit 18 – Indirect Question ἐρωτᾷ ὅστις εἶ. He asks who you are.

Unit 18 – Indirect Question πότερος τοῦτ΄ ἐποίησεν;

Unit 18 – Indirect Question πότερος τοῦτ΄ ἐποίησεν; Which one did this?

Unit 18 – Indirect Question ἠωτήσαμεν ὁπότερος τοῦτο ποιήσειεν.

Unit 18 – Indirect Question ἠωτήσαμεν ὁπότερος τοῦτο ποιήσειεν. We asked which one did this?

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Εὐριπίδης σοφός ἐστιν;

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Εὐριπίδης σοφός ἐστιν; Is Euripides wise?

Unit 18 – Indirect Question ἐρωτήσετ΄εἰ Εὐριπίδης σοφός ἐστιν.

Unit 18 – Indirect Question ἐρωτήσετ΄εἰ Εὐριπίδης σοφός ἐστιν. You will ask whether Euripides is wise.

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question with 2 Alternatives:

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question with 2 Alternatives: “whether…or”

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question with 2 Alternatives: “whether…or” πότερον...ἥ

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question with 2 Alternatives: “whether…or” πότερον...ἥ εἴτε...εἴτε

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question with 2 Alternatives: “whether…or” πότερον...ἥ εἴτε...εἴτε εἰ...εἴτε

Unit 18 – Indirect Question ὦ βασιλεῦ, πότερον βούλει μένειν ἤ ἀπιέναι;

Unit 18 – Indirect Question ὦ βασιλεῦ, πότερον βούλει μένειν ἤ ἀπιέναι; King, do you wish either to stay or to go?

Unit 18 – Indirect Question ἠρώτα τὸν βασιλέα πότερον βούλοιτο μένειν ἤ ἀπιέναι.

Unit 18 – Indirect Question ἠρώτα τὸν βασιλέα πότερον βούλοιτο μένειν ἤ ἀπιέναι. He was asking the king whether he was wanting to remain or go.

Unit 18 – Indirect Question ἠρώτα τὸν βασιλέα εἴτε βούλοιτο μένειν εἴτε ἀπιέναι.

Unit 18 – Indirect Question ἠρώτα τὸν βασιλέα εἴτε βούλοιτο μένειν εἴτε ἀπιέναι. He was asking the king whether he was wanting to remain or go.

Unit 18 – Indirect Question πόσους ἀγγέλους πέμπεις;

Unit 18 – Indirect Question πόσους ἀγγέλους πέμπεις; How many messengers are you sending?

Unit 18 – Indirect Question ἠρώτησα ὁπόσους ἀγγέλους πέμπεις.

Unit 18 – Indirect Question ἠρώτησα ὁπόσους ἀγγέλους πέμπεις. I asked how many messengers you were sending.

Unit 18 – Indirect Question ἠρώτησα ὁπόσους ἀγγέλους πέμπεις. I asked how many messengers you were sending. (retained indicative)

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question:

Unit 18 – Indirect Question Indirect question: The interrogative word of the original statement is sometimes retained.

Unit 18 – Indirect Question τίνες εἰσίν;

Unit 18 – Indirect Question τίνες εἰσίν; Who are they?

Unit 18 – Indirect Question ἠρώτσων αὐτοὺς τίνες εἶεν.

Unit 18 – Indirect Question ἠρώτσων αὐτοὺς τίνες εἶεν. I was asking who they were.