「Conversational English – What are Embedded Questions?」
“Embedded Question” というと難しそうですが、この動画では、１つの疑問形の文章が他のセンテンスの中で使われる（embedded）場合には、その語順が変化することを解説しています。
他の疑問形と一緒に使う場合
Where is the bank ?
Can you tell me + Where is the bank ?
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Can you tell me where the bank is ?
Can you tell me where is the bank ? は間違い
Who was that man ?
Would you know + Who was that man ?
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Would you know who that man was ?
平文と一緒に使う場合
I know + Where is the bank ?
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I know where the bank is.
I don’t know + Where is the bank ?
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I don’t know where the bank is.
その他の例
Could you tell me + How much was the cell phone ?
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Could you tell me how much the cell phone was ?
Would you happen to know + How old is he ?
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Would you happen to know how old he is ?
Do you know + What time is the flight ?
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Do you know what time the flight is ?
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