How do indirect questions relate to the concept of hedging in language? Explain how indirect questions can function as a form of hedging.

(Direct question: "Are you allergic to nuts?") These embedded questions are called indirect questions and require a period at the end. To determine whether a ... ... question in a public place. In the indirect questionnaire (n = 301), the participants were asked to report how a hypothetical 'other man' would think, feel ... It will be seen in this study that the use of que before an indirect question is far more widespread and in most cases, far from being pleonastic, its presence ... An indirect question is a question embedded inside a declarative sentence; an indirect command is a direct order embedded in a declarative sentence. English ... [direct question]. She asked if I had seen any alligators in the Everglades. [indirect question]. In professional writing, don't use more than one question ... Indirect Questions are known as reported questions. They are used to report what someone said, while keeping the tone and style of the text. They don't require ... In colloquial usage and in poetry the subject of an indirect question is often attracted into the main clause as object (Accusative of Anticipation). This paper shows in detail how the formal semiotic of M. J. Cresswell [6] may be extended to provide an account of indirect question clauses in English. Th. Direct and Indirect Questions in English: Examples. Direct: Where is Market Street? Indirect: Could you tell me where Market Street is? In indirect questions ... There are two types of indirect questions. One occurs in reported (indirect) speech--when one person tells what another person has said.