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USF Posted 14 years ago
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Why it hasn't used "what *do* you think of it?" I don't understand the structure. I would appreciate it if you could explain it to me.
"Can you look over my essay and tell me what you think of it?"
"Can you look over my essay and tell me what you think of it?"
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In reported questions, we do not use inversion (or DO as an auxiliary). " - John asked me if I liked reading. " - John asked me what I thought of it.
- In reported questions, we do not use inversion (or DO as an auxiliary).
- " - John asked me if I liked reading.
- " - John asked me what I thought of it.
- " - John asked me if Mary was married .
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In reported questions, we do not use inversion (or DO as an auxiliary).
"Do you like reading?" - John asked me if I liked reading.
"What do you think of it?" - John asked me what I thought of it.
"Is Mary married?" - John asked me if Mary was married.
"Do you like reading?" - John asked me if I liked reading.
"What do you think of it?" - John asked me what I thought of it.
"Is Mary married?" - John asked me if Mary was married.
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Youyou: You wrote: "Can you look over my essay and tell me what you think of it?" and you are confused why the word "do" doesn't follow the word "what."
Reason: "what you think of it" is a noun clause. It is similar to the object of the sentence. For example, "Can you look over my essay and tell me." This statement is incomplete because "tell me" has no object. It's not clear "what"
Reason: "what you think of it" is a noun clause. It is similar to the object of the sentence. For example, "Can you look over my essay and tell me." This statement is incomplete because "tell me" has no object. It's not clear "what"
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Yes. Thank you 
Firstly, I didn't understand what do you mean from Youyou
Firstly, I didn't understand what do you mean from Youyou
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