A. Read the two questions and the answer.

1. Where is the lamp?
2. Do you know where the lamp is?
It’s on the table.

The two questions have the same meaning, but they are different
grammatically. Question 2 has a noun clause. The noun clause is: where the lamp is. It is the object of the verb know. Notice that question word order is not used in a noun clause. When people need information, they often begin questions with Do you know or Can you tell me. It is a polite way to ask questions.

B. Rewrite the questions below. Begin each question with Do you know. Then look at the picture and answer the question. The first one is done for you.

1. Where is the wastepaper basket?
Do you know where the wastepaper basket is?
It’s next to the sofa.
2. Where are the books?
____________________________________________________________?
____________________________________________________________.
3. Where is the laptop?
____________________________________________________________?
____________________________________________________________.
4. Where are the pictures?
____________________________________________________________?
____________________________________________________________.
5. Where is the cup?
____________________________________________________________?
____________________________________________________________.
6. Where is the plant?
____________________________________________________________?
____________________________________________________________.
7. Where is the paper?
____________________________________________________________?
____________________________________________________________.
8. Where are the pencil and the pen?
____________________________________________________________?
____________________________________________________________.

C. When you are finished writing, read the new questions and the answers aloud with a partner.

Answer Key

1. Do you know where the wastepaper basket is? It’s next to the sofa.
2. Do you know where the books are? They’re on the shelf.
3. Do you know where the laptop is? It’s on the sofa.
4. Do you know where the pictures are? They’re on the wall.
5. Do you know where the coffee cup is? It’s on the table.
6. Do you know where the plant is? It’s on the shelf.
7. Do you know where the paper is? It’s on the sofa.
8. Do you know where the pencil and the pen are? They’re on the sofa.

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