If I ask you, will you do it for me?

[wuwo1]

Hello,

I came across this task and I'm not sure if the second part of the sentence should have the order of a question or a positive sentence:

If I ask you, you will/will you do it for me?

I think that it should be a question because there is a question mark at the end of it Am I right?

Thanks for help.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I agree with you. It is called the first conditional question, according to http://www.esl-lounge.com/level2/lev2firstconreview.php Scroll down to 'To form first conditional questions'.

Not a teacher.

 

[Jill Dorchester]

"If I ask you, you will do it for me."
Stated this way, it is a command. The speaker is advising the person that whatever he asks of him, he will comply (or obey). Picture, for example, a prison guard saying this to a group of prisoners.

"If I ask you, will you do it for me?"
Phrased this way, it becomes a question. The speaker is asking the person if he is willing to comply with the request. The speaker is unsure whether or not the person he's asking will cooperate with him.