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It should be noted that in sentences with the verb to be, the word order of indirectquestions differs from that of direct questions only when the verb is accompanied by anoun or pronoun complement.If the verb to be is accompanied by an adjective, the word order of direct and indirectquestions is the same. In each of the following examples, the verb to be is underlined,and the accompanying adjective is printed in bold type.e.g. Di rect Question: Who is here?Indirect Qu estion: I will ask who is here.Direct Question: Who was successful?Indirect Qu estion: Tell me who was successful.Direct Question: Which answer i? correct?Indirect Qu estion: Please tell us which answer i? correct.See Exercise 11.The following table summarizes the variations in word order which occur in direct andindirect questions. The examples of direct questions should be compared with thecorresponding examples of indirect questions.Word order of Direct and Indirect Questions beginning with What, Which and WhoDirect QuestionsType of Qu estionThe interrogative word is thesubject of the verb, or modifiesthe subject of the verbThe interrogative word isthe object of a verb orpreposition, or modifies theobject of a verb or prepositionThe verb to be is accompaniedby a noun or pronoun complementWord OrderSubject precedes verb. Examples:Who told her?Which boy did it?Subject follows the first auxiliary:What has he done?- --To whom shall we send it?Which questions did she answer?For which child did you buy it?The verb to be precedes its complement:Who are their friends?What was that?What time is it?Which book was it?Which is the right answer?Indirect QuestionsType of Qu estionIn all casesWord OrderSubject precedes verb. Examples:I wonder who told her.