Her classification is not wrong. Take that on board once and for all. They are not utterances; they are the basic clause types that align with the various speech acts. It's not a matter of "not agreeing with every word", but one of having a basic knowledge of English grammar, which at least the OP has. Further, any competent grammarian would know about subordinate interrogatives (embedded questions). It's basic grammar, not rocket science. Go learn it.