Tense System + Embedded Qs — How Elites Frame the World
Grammar: Embedded Questions
Free ESL grammar exercise on tense system + embedded qs themed around how elites frame the world. 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 genre has never disappeared. Every January, the World Economic Forum publishes its Global Risks Report. Analysts debate whether elite consensus still shapes public opinion. It has topped every major risk index for three consecutive years.
Grammar: Embedded Questions
- Present perfect vs
- The WEF has published this report since 1979. — ongoing relevance, not a finished story
- Embedded question form
- Analysts debate whether elite consensus still shapes public opinion. — statement word order after whether/what/how
Sample items
- The IMF ______ its World Economic Outlook twice a year since 1980.
- Delegates asked ______ the new framework would replace the existing one.
- The report ______ a tipping point in public confidence when it was released last spring.
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