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Guyper Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
After "May I ask"
A. "May I ask where are you bound first?"
B. "May I ask where you are bound first?"
A. "May I ask what do you want to eat?"
B. "May I ask what you want to eat?"
Hi, how is the question normally formed when there's a "May I ask" term?
Thank you
B. "May I ask where you are bound first?"
A. "May I ask what do you want to eat?"
B. "May I ask what you want to eat?"
Hi, how is the question normally formed when there's a "May I ask" term?
Thank you
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Guyper how is the question normally formed when there's a "May I ask" term? "May I ask" introduces an indirect question, so don't use the direct question word order. Direct questions: Where are you bound?
- Guyper how is the question normally formed when there's a "May I ask" term?
- "May I ask" introduces an indirect question, so don't use the direct question word order.
- Direct questions: Where are you bound?
- / What do you want to eat?
- where you are bound / what you want to eat CJ
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Guyperhow is the question normally formed when there's a "May I ask" term?"May I ask" introduces an indirect question, so don't use the direct question word order.
Direct questions: Where are you bound? / What do you want to eat?
Indirect: ...where you are bound / what you want to eat
CJ
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Hi,
Only the B options.
The part following 'May I ask' is a subordinate noun clause, not a question.
You might see this more clearly if you consider a sentence like this.
What I want
Only the B options.
The part following 'May I ask' is a subordinate noun clause, not a question.
You might see this more clearly if you consider a sentence like this.
What I want
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