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Newguest Posted 18 years ago
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Hi
Are all of them correct:
1. Tell me what these people are doing
2. Tell me what are these people doing
3. I wonder what she's saying
4. I wonder what is she saying
5. I do not know what is so strange about it
6. I want to know where Mary is
Thank you
Are all of them correct:
1. Tell me what these people are doing
2. Tell me what are these people doing
3. I wonder what she's saying
4. I wonder what is she saying
5. I do not know what is so strange about it
6. I want to know where Mary is
Thank you
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Hi, Are all of them correct: 1. Tell me what these people are doing 2. Tell me what are these people doing No 3.
- Hi, Are all of them correct: 1.
- Tell me what these people are doing 2.
- Tell me what are these people doing No 3.
- I wonder what she's saying 4.
- I wonder what is she saying No 5.
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Hi,
Are all of them correct:
1. Tell me what these people are doing
2. Tell me what are these people doing No
3. I wonder what she's saying
4. I wonder what is she saying No
5. I do not know what is so strange about it
6. I want to know where Mary is
The others are OK.
Clive
Are all of them correct:
1. Tell me what these people are doing
2. Tell me what are these people doing No
3. I wonder what she's saying
4. I wonder what is she saying No
5. I do not know what is so strange about it
6. I want to know where Mary is
The others are OK.
Clive
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Hi
Ok, I get it, but now I have another question.
2 and 4 (indirect questions, I suppose) are incorrect because I wrote: "what are" and "what is," however, 5 is correct although I wrote "what is"????
Why not: I do not know what so strange about it is.
Ok, I get it, but now I have another question.
2 and 4 (indirect questions, I suppose) are incorrect because I wrote: "what are" and "what is," however, 5 is correct although I wrote "what is"????
Why not: I do not know what so strange about it is.
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however, I guess, I could write: Tell me: what are these people doing? I wonder: what is she saying?
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Hi,
however, I guess, I could write: Tell me: what are these people doing? I wonder: what is she saying?
Be careful with your punctuation.
However, I guess I could write, "Tell me, what are these people doing?" Yes.
I wonder, "What is she saying?" Yes.
Clive
however, I guess, I could write: Tell me: what are these people doing? I wonder: what is she saying?
Be careful with your punctuation.
However, I guess I could write, "Tell me, what are these people doing?" Yes.
I wonder, "What is she saying?" Yes.
Clive
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Newguesthow about this?
Hi
Ok, I get it, but now I have another question.
2 and 4 (indirect questions, I suppose) are incorrect because I wrote: "what are" and "what is," however, 5 is correct although I wrote "what is"????
Why not: I do not know what so strange about it is.
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HI again,
4. I wonder what is she saying No
5. I do not know what is so strange about it OK
Consider how these uses of 'what' are different.
In #4, 'what' is the object of the subordinate clause. (She is saying what?)
In #5, 'what' is the subject of the subordinate clause.
Best wishes, Clive
4. I wonder what is she saying No
5. I do not know what is so strange about it OK
Consider how these uses of 'what' are different.
In #4, 'what' is the object of the subordinate clause. (She is saying what?)
In #5, 'what' is the subject of the subordinate clause.
Best wishes, Clive
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