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Notaguru Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Indirect
0 I'm asking this here bc I don't see the new post option... I hope someone reads this & can help... To turn this into an indirect statement: 02 br
00 What was your starting salary at your last job? 02 br
00 we get this: 02 br
02 br
00 He asked her what her starting salary at her last job had been. 02 br
00 - why can't this be a correct indirect statement: 02 br
00 He asked her what had been her starting salary at her last job. 02 br
00 why can't we put had been before her starting salary? 02 br
00 Thanks!! 0-
00 What was your starting salary at your last job? 02 br
00 we get this: 02 br
02 br
00 He asked her what her starting salary at her last job had been. 02 br
00 - why can't this be a correct indirect statement: 02 br
00 He asked her what had been her starting salary at her last job. 02 br
00 why can't we put had been before her starting salary? 02 br
00 Thanks!! 0-
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02 br 02 br 00 I asked her where Laura was. 0-
- 02 br 02 br 00 I asked her where Laura was.
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0 I've split your thread so it's its own post. 02 br
02 br
00 Let's try a simpler verb structure. 02 br
02 br
00 I asked her where Laura was. I asked her where was Laura. 02 br
02 br
00 When we have a simple question, it's 01 i 00 Where was Laura? 02 i 00 When you embed that question like we have here, though, you put the verb after
02 br
00 Let's try a simpler verb structure. 02 br
02 br
00 I asked her where Laura was. I asked her where was Laura. 02 br
02 br
00 When we have a simple question, it's 01 i 00 Where was Laura? 02 i 00 When you embed that question like we have here, though, you put the verb after
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0 Thanks GG!! So, the rule is to put the verb had been after (at the end) to make an indirect q. ? Otherwise, it's a direct question? 0-
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0 In most cases - I'm sure there are exceptions that sound better the other way. 0-
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