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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
When and will
Hi
I was told by my English teacher that 'when and will' cannot be in the same sentence. But I read this in a book.
"can you tell me when he will be back? "
Is this correct? And you explain me why?
Thank you.
I was told by my English teacher that 'when and will' cannot be in the same sentence. But I read this in a book.
"can you tell me when he will be back? "
Is this correct? And you explain me why?
Thank you.
Top answer
" Is this correct? It is. Yes.
- " Is this correct?
- It is.
- Yes.
- If the when -clause is an indirect question,, such as you have here, the restriction about "when" and "will" does not apply.
- That way we can disambiguate between these, for example: Can you tell me when he will leave?
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Anonymous"Can you tell me when he will be back?" Is this correct?It is. Yes.
If the when-clause is an indirect question,, such as you have here, the restriction about "when" and "will" does not apply.
That way we can disambiguate between these, for example
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But what about
"When will he be back? "
Is this also an indirect question?
"When will he be back? "
Is this also an indirect question?
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DjxIs this also an indirect question?No. It's a direct question. It's not embedded as a subordinate component of another clause.
Use the search box above to find lots of posts on indirect questions.
CJ
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