1 Millie is asking Daniel a few questions about buying a robot. Can the robot cook? Will the robot bring any bad changes to your life? Can you stay in bed for a bit longer? Do robots sometimes go wrong? Can you return it to the shop? 2 Can the robot cook? Millie asked Daniel if/whether the robot could cook. Will the robot bring any bad changes to your life? Millie asked Daniel if/whether the robot would bring any bad changes to his life. Can you stay in bed for a bit longer? Millie asked Daniel if/whether he could stay in bed for a bit longer. Do robots sometimes go wrong? Millie asked Daniel if/whether robots sometimes went wrong. Can you return it to the shop? Millie asked Daniel if/whether he could return it to the shop. Millie asked Daniel …3 Object clauses introduced by “ wh- ” words ? The robot no longer knew when it should cook breakfast ? Mr Jiang did not know what he should do with the robot. Rule out : 1 We can use a ‘ wh- ’ word to introduce an object clause when it expresses a ‘ wh- ’ question. 2 The word order in the object clause should be the same as that in a statement. 4 Mr Jiang ’ s robot Where did Mr Jiang buy the robot? When does the robot cook breakfast? What did the robot buy at the supermarket? How does the robot wash up? Why did Mr Jiang return the robot? Who will repair the robot that went wrong? 5 1 Where did Mr Jiang buy the robot? I ’ d like to know ______________________________. 2 When does the robot cook breakfast? Can Mr Jiang tell me ___________________________? 3 What did the robot buy at the supermarket? I can ’ t imagine ____________________________________. where Mr Jiang bought the robot when the robot cooks breakfast what the robot bought at the supermarket 6 4 How does the robot wash up? I want to know ______________________. 5 Why did Mr Jiang return the robot? I wonder ______________________________. 6 Who will repair the robot that went wrong? I want to ask Mr Jiang ____________________________