§330. Forms of Interrogation

Questions are either Direct or Indirect.

• A Direct Question gives the exact words of the speaker:—

  quid est? what is it?

  ubi sum? where am I?

• An Indirect Question gives the substance of the question, adapted to the form of the sentence in which it is quoted. It depends on a verb or other expression of asking, doubting, knowing, or the like:—

  • rogāvit quid esset, he asked what it was. [Direct: quid est, what is it?]
  • nesciō ubi sim, I know not where I am. [Direct: ubi sum, where am I?]