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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Could you tell me..

Could you tell me where is the nearest post office? How is it possible to use same order of the sentence without using subject before verb?
  

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Can you tell me where the nearest post office is? Your sentence, question, is not correct. I don't understand your question.

  • Can you tell me where the nearest post office is?
  • Your sentence, question, is not correct.
  • I don't understand your question.
  • You are asking how to keep the same order, but the order is wrong.
  • You should have SV in the dependent clause.
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Can you tell me where the nearest post office is? Your sentence, question, is not correct.

I don't understand your question. You are asking how to keep the same order, but the order is wrong. You should have SV in the dependent clause. The dependent clause is not the question. "Can you tell me..." is the question.

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