Final answer:
The student's original questions were successfully transformed into indirect questions using the provided introductory phrases: 'I wonder when the new factory site will become operational' and 'Do you have any idea how long the construction work is expected to take?'.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student has asked for help with rewriting questions using specific introductory phrases. Here are the transformed sentences based on the provided introductory phrases:
- I wonder when the new factory site will become operational.
- Do you have any idea how long the construction work is expected to take?
By reformulating the questions, we transform them from direct questions into indirect questions which can be more polite and are often used in a more formal context. When using the given introductory phrases, the structure of the sentence changes slightly, and the direct question is embedded within a statement.