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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
were going / were we going
Can I say,
She asked us where we were going / were we going just now.
She asked us where we were going / were we going just now.
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Vincent, it's not completely clear what your two alternatives are. I suggest that you write both sentences in full, separately.
- Vincent, it's not completely clear what your two alternatives are.
- I suggest that you write both sentences in full, separately.
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Vincent, it's not completely clear what your two alternatives are. I suggest that you write both sentences in full, separately.
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Can I say,
She asked us where we were going to church. /... were we going to church just now.
Can I say,
She asked us where we were going to church. /... were we going to church just now.
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She asked us where we were going to church. -- OK, or you could say "She asked us which church we were going to".
She asked us where were we going to church. -- You might get different opinions on this. It's a form that some native speakers might use, but I can't actually work out if it's an ungrammatical colloquialism or if it's grammatically sound but just rare. In
She asked us where were we going to church. -- You might get different opinions on this. It's a form that some native speakers might use, but I can't actually work out if it's an ungrammatical colloquialism or if it's grammatically sound but just rare. In
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