Embedded Questions — When Ecosystems Crash: The Science of Global Instability
Grammar: Embedded Questions
Free ESL grammar exercise on embedded questions themed around when ecosystems crash: the science of global instability. 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
It is unclear what the next tipping point will be. The question remains as to how professionals can build genuine resilience into organisations when the shocks are non-linear and hard to predict.
Grammar: Embedded Questions
- Embedded Wh- question
- I wonder what the next tipping point will be. — wh-word + subject + verb (statement order)
- Embedded whether/if
- It is unclear whether systemic risk can be predicted. — use whether/if for yes/no embedded questions
Sample items
- I wonder ______ the board fully understands the feedback loops at play here.
- It is unclear ______ triggered the cascading failure in the regional banking sector.
- The question remains as to ______ firms should price systemic risk into their hedging strategies.
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