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Mr genuine Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Noun clause
Do you know when ____ tomorrow morning?
a. the first train to London is
b.the first train will be to London
Is b ungrammatical?
a. the first train to London is
b.the first train will be to London
Is b ungrammatical?
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Mr genuine Is b ungrammatical? I would say so. Use a dynamic verb, eg.
- Mr genuine Is b ungrammatical?
- I would say so.
- Use a dynamic verb, eg.
- b.
- the first train will leave for London
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Mr genuineIs b ungrammatical?I would say so. Use a dynamic verb, eg.
b. the first train will leave for London
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Where X is "the first train to London", the following are all grammatical, but to my ear the third is most idiomatic.
when X is?
when X will be?
when X leaves?
when X will leave?
Note that your choice b is missing from the list.
CJ
when X is?
when X will be?
when X leaves?
when X will leave?
Note that your choice b is missing from the list.
CJ
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Mr genuineDo you know when ____ tomorrow morning?Is when ____ tomorrow morning? an indirect question embedded in the question proper?
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