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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Do we say 'Where you were born?' or ' where were you born?'
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Anonymous Where were you born? As shown above. Direct questions require subject-verb inversion.
- Anonymous Where were you born?
- As shown above.
- Direct questions require subject-verb inversion.
- ) CJ
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AnonymousWhere were you born?As shown above. Direct questions require subject-verb inversion.
(There are only a few exceptions, and those only occur occasionally with 'who', 'what', and 'which', not with 'why', 'when', 'where', or 'how'.)
CJ
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Hi,
Both questions are possible depending on what you want them to mean.
1) The customs officer asked me where I was born -- He asked you (where you were born?)
For example, when talking to a friend and he or she is echoing what you've just said as to express surprise or to confirm the information.
2) So you're 23 years old and looking for a job here. Where wer
Both questions are possible depending on what you want them to mean.
1) The customs officer asked me where I was born -- He asked you (where you were born?)
For example, when talking to a friend and he or she is echoing what you've just said as to express surprise or to confirm the information.
2) So you're 23 years old and looking for a job here. Where wer
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