Embedded Questions — The Art of the Pitch
Grammar: Embedded questions
Free ESL grammar exercise on embedded questions themed around the art of the pitch. Printable worksheet from EnglishPlans.com.
What's on this worksheet
A Business English ESL grammar exercise on business, practising embedded questions. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
The investor is asking, implicitly, whether this founder understands the market deeply enough, whether the numbers are grounded in reality, and whether this team can adapt when the original plan fails.
Grammar: Embedded Questions
- Statement word order
- After a question word, use subject-before-verb order: I'd like to know what the plan is, not 'what is the plan'.
- Whether vs if
- Use whether for yes/no embedded questions in professional English: Please clarify whether the patent is registered.
Sample items
- Could you explain ______ the company plans to scale into new markets within two years?
- I'd like to understand ______ the co-founders met and decided to build this together.
- Do you know ______ the lead investor from the seed round is still on the cap table?
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