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Could you let me know your ROW letter and how many tickets are you looking to sell? OrCould you let me know your ROW letter and how many tickets are you looking to sell?

Rover_KE · Accepted Answer

They look the same to me.

It should be '...how many tickets you are looking to sell'.

There's no need to capitalise row.

Knightofsports · Answer

Rover_KEThey look the same to me.It should be '...how many tickets you are looking to sell'.There's no need to capitalise row.

Could you let me know your row letter and how many tickets are you looking to sell?

So this is wrong then?

Rover_KE · Answer

Yes.

Knightofsports · Answer

Rover_KEYes.

Could you please tell me where are your seats in Section 116?

Should be:

Could you please tell me where your seats are in Section 116?

CalifJim · Answer

These all work the same way.

Tell me, Can you tell me, Can you please tell me, Could you tell me, Could you please tell me, Let me know, Please let me know, ...
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when, where, why, how much, how many, ...

are all followed by an indirect question, which means subject first, then verb. These aren't direct questions where you put the verb first and then the subject.

Tell me how much money you have spent. NOT Tell me how much money have you spent.
Could you please tell me where you will be sitting? NOT Could you please tell me where will you be sitting?
Can you let me know when you are leaving? NOT Can you let me know when are you leaving?
And so on.

Similarly, you don't put forms of auxiliary 'do' in these:

Tell me how many you want. NOT Tell me how many do you want.

CJ

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