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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Order of 'be' in a question

Hello,

Which sentence below is correct? Please explain. Thanks.

"What do you think the problem is?"
"What do you think is the problem?"
  

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#1 is the standard word order. You also will frequently hear #2.

  • #1 is the standard word order.
  • You also will frequently hear #2.
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#1 is the standard word order. You also will frequently hear #2.

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