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Agarista Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Hello

Hello, I saw the first question in an online exercise and it made me realize that I am not sure which one is correct.
Do you know where your brother is?
Do you know where is brother?
  

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Agarista Do you know where your brother is? Do you know where is your brother? The first one is the correct one.

— CalifJim

  • Agarista Do you know where your brother is?
  • Do you know where is your brother?
  • The first one is the correct one.
  • Direct questions invert subject and verb.
  • Indirect questions (as in this example) do not.
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AgaristaDo you know where your brother is? Do you know where is your brother?
The first one is the correct one.

Direct questions invert subject and verb. Indirect questions (as in this example) do not.

Your brother is there. (statement form)
Is your brother there? (direct
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Thank you very much, I've been using it differently depending on my intuition, which is not always a very reliable source Emotion: smile
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