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Warning!
It is easy to use the polite question form could
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Warning!
It is easy to use the polite question form could you but get the word order wrong. It is important to remember that the word order changes when using the could you tell me polite question form (See table 2).
F.ex: Could you tell me what time it is? NOT Could you tell me what time is it? It is also easy to forget to remove the auxiliary verb from the questions that we want to make more polite.
F.ex; Could tell me what you did? NOT Could you tell me you did do?
Table 2. Polite question forms - Do you know...?
Direct question
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Polite question form
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Explanation
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Where is the cinema?
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Do you know where the cinema is?
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When we use the Do you know where polite question form, the verb goes to the end not after the question word like in more conventional questions
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What time do the shops close?
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Do you know what time the shops close?
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The auxiliary verb is removed when we use the do you know polite question form
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Is he here?
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Do you know if he is here?
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If we make a yes/no
question more polite/formal with the do you know question form, we use if
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The answer to the would you mind question form is unconventional. When we say yes we mean no and when we say no we mean yes (See table 3).
F.ex: Would you mind giving me some money? Yes (I'm not giving you money!) Would you mind if I open the window? No (you can open the window)
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