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sir/madam,Please clarify the following sentence.1. They are asking as to what exactly training that is going to be imparted.2. They are asking has to what exactly training that is going to be imparted.Whether 1 is correct sentence or 2?Please clarify.Thanking you,sincerely,PRASAD

Dave Phillips · Accepted Answer

They are asking what exactly the training will cover.

They asking what exactly the training will entail.

They are asking what subjects/areas the training will cover

Information is imparted, I have never heard it used for training.

Avangi · Answer

Anonymous1. They are asking as to what exactly training that is going to be imparted.
2. They are asking has to what exactly training that is going to be imparted. They are inquiring as to exactly what training is going to be imparted.

You can't say "what exactly training", because "exactly" is an adverb and wouldn't modify the noun, "training."
By reversing it to "exactly what training," the adjective "what" modifies the noun, and the adverb modifies the adjective, which is correct.

It would also be possible to say what exact training, where "exact" is an adjective; but the meaning would not be quite the same.

In my opinion, "Inquiring as to" is a better collocation than "asking as to," although both are possible.
If you prefer "asking," better to drop the "as to."

Note that in Dave's version, "what exactly" works because he has switched from passive to active voice, so "exactly" modifies the verb.

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