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Rex Posted 19 years ago
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What are you doing?
0 1.What are you doing? 02 br
00 2.He asked me what you were doing? 02 br
00 3.He asked me what were you doing? 02 br
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00 I know the second sentence is correct one and the third one is wrong. 02 br
00 However, the meaning is altered. The person wants to know about my ongoing activities. So to write 'what you were doing' sounds odd. It should be 'what you are doing'. Your comments, please. 02 br
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00 4.Why are you angry with me? 02 br
00 00 5. I don't know why you are angry with me. 02 br
00 6. I don't know why are you angry with me. 02 br
00 I guess the fifth sentence is the correct one. Please tell me. 0-
00 2.He asked me what you were doing? 02 br
00 3.He asked me what were you doing? 02 br
02 br
00 I know the second sentence is correct one and the third one is wrong. 02 br
00 However, the meaning is altered. The person wants to know about my ongoing activities. So to write 'what you were doing' sounds odd. It should be 'what you are doing'. Your comments, please. 02 br
00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02 br
02 br
00 4.Why are you angry with me? 02 br
00 00 5. I don't know why you are angry with me. 02 br
00 6. I don't know why are you angry with me. 02 br
00 I guess the fifth sentence is the correct one. Please tell me. 0-
Top answer
0 #2 - no question mark - instead a period/full stop. He asked me what were you doing. ") If it's "you" then 01 i 00 He asked me what I was doing.
- 0 #2 - no question mark - instead a period/full stop.
- He asked me what were you doing.
- ") If it's "you" then 01 i 00 He asked me what I was doing.
- 02 br 02 br 00 #5 - yes.
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0 #2 - no question mark - instead a period/full stop. He asked me what were you doing. (But he's asking about some other "you.") If it's "you" then 01 i 00 He asked me what I was doing. 02 i 00 That implies the activity that was going on at the time he asked. 02 br
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00 You don't have to tense shift if it's for the future: He asked me what I am doing to celebr
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00 You don't have to tense shift if it's for the future: He asked me what I am doing to celebr
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0 For more information on how to build direct and indirect (embedded) questions, see 05 0 00 . 02 br
00 You will see that 2 and 5 are the correct ones. 02 br
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00 You will see that 2 and 5 are the correct ones. 02 br
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0 I thank both of you for the replies. 02 br
00 He asked me what I am doing to celebrate new year's. 02 br
00 The above is the answer for the following question. 02 br
00 What are you doing to celebrate new year? 02 br
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00 What are you doing? [ This is for your ongoing activities.] 02 br
00 Ten seconds or two minutes later I will tell you
00 He asked me what I am doing to celebrate new year's. 02 br
00 The above is the answer for the following question. 02 br
00 What are you doing to celebrate new year? 02 br
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00 What are you doing? [ This is for your ongoing activities.] 02 br
00 Ten seconds or two minutes later I will tell you
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0 The more expected rephrasing of the direct question was "He asked me what I was doing." 0-
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