indirect question
noun
a question reported in indirect speech, as in She asked why you came: Compare direct question
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How to use indirect question in a sentence
Aurora replied neither to the direct nor the indirect question.
Aurora Floyd, Vol. II (of 3) | M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) BraddonThe indirect quotation is usually introduced by that, and the indirect question by whether or if, or regular interrogatives.
An English Grammar | W. M. Baskervill and J. W. SewellPlace a question mark after a direct question, but not after an indirect question.
The Century Handbook of Writing | Garland GreeverHe had even ventured to put an indirect question about it to Francis Eversleigh, but with no success.
The Mystery of Lincoln's Inn | Robert MachrayShe parried the indirect question without seeming to notice it.
Out of the Depths | Robert Ames Bennet
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