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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Subject embedded questions
Hi, I know that when embeding a question you should use affirmative structure:
Examples:
1) Could you tell me where you are going? (standard example)
2) Could you tell me what his name is? (standard example with the verb "to be")
3) Could you tell me who is hungry? (example with the verb "to be" and adjectival complement)
Question:
Why is sentence 3) correct and 4) incorrect?
3) Could you tell me who is the best driver in the city?
4) Could you tell me who the best driver in the city is?
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Examples:
1) Could you tell me where you are going? (standard example)
2) Could you tell me what his name is? (standard example with the verb "to be")
3) Could you tell me who is hungry? (example with the verb "to be" and adjectival complement)
Question:
Why is sentence 3) correct and 4) incorrect?
3) Could you tell me who is the best driver in the city?
4) Could you tell me who the best driver in the city is?
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Top answer
Hi Anon Sentence 4 is just fine.
- Hi Anon Sentence 4 is just fine.
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All right and is there any difference between 3) and 4)
According to my book sentence:
"Who do you think the best person to ask about cars is"
is incorrect.
Isn't it exactly like sentence 4) ?
According to my book sentence:
"Who do you think the best person to ask about cars is"
is incorrect.
Isn't it exactly like sentence 4) ?
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1 Could you tell me who the best driver in the city is?
2 Who do you think the best person to ask about cars is?
The structures are these:
You could tell
2 Who do you think the best person to ask about cars is?
AnonymousIsn't it exactly like sentence 4) ?No. Not exactly. The structures are different. who is in an indirect question in 1. who is in a complement noun clause in 2.
The structures are these:
You could tell
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