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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Sentence forms
Are these two different sentence forms correct?
Please tell me the difference between the words.
Please tell me what is the difference between the words.
Please tell me the difference between the words.
Please tell me what is the difference between the words.
Top answer
The second is clunky; the word order is incorrect, too, though you'll hear it that way.
- The second is clunky; the word order is incorrect, too, though you'll hear it that way.
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The second is clunky; the word order is incorrect, too, though you'll hear it that way.
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Mister MicawberThe second is clunky; the word order is incorrect, too, though you'll hear it that way.I see, thanks. I think the location of 'is' is wrong. I think 'is' should be at the end: Please tell me what the difference between the words is. Would this sentence be grammatically correct (with the word order) but clunky maybe?
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Yes, as you say, I would expect it to read like this:
Please tell me what the difference between the words is.
Please tell me what the difference between the words is.
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Mister MicawberYes, as you say, I would expect it to read like this:Please tell me what the difference between the words is.Thanks MM. So both sentences have the same meaning but the first one is better (less clunky), right?
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