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Tashiro Posted 15 years ago
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Grammar

Hi, please help me.

"He has to realize who is his immediate superior."

"He has to realize who his immediate superior is."

Could you tell me which is correct?
  

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tashiro He has to realize who his immediate superior is. This one has the correct word order. Don't invert the word order unless you are forming a direct question: Who is his immediate superior?

— CalifJim

  • tashiro He has to realize who his immediate superior is.
  • This one has the correct word order.
  • Don't invert the word order unless you are forming a direct question: Who is his immediate superior?
  • His immediate superior is Mr.
  • Jones.
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tashiroHe has to realize who his immediate superior is.
This one has the correct word order. Don't invert the word order unless you are forming a direct question:

Who is his immediate superior?

His immediate superior is Mr. Jones.

The indirect question simply replaces the answer "Mr. Jones" with "who":

his
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Thank you very much.
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