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Guyper Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Which phrases are correct?

A."He asked what his favorite game was"

B."He asked what was his favorite game"

A."He asked who his favorite actor was"

B."He asked who was his favorite actor"

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Top answer

They are all in conversational use. A is the syntactically standard form.

— Mister Micawber

  • They are all in conversational use.
  • A is the syntactically standard form.
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They are all in conversational use. A is the syntactically standard form.
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Are both of these below correct as well then?

"He was asked what was the best birthday gift he had ever got"

"He was asked what best birthday gift he had ever got"

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The first is ill-formed but in use. The second is not possible.
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What is the syntactically standard form for, "He was asked what was the best birthday gift he had ever got"?

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He was asked what the best birthday gift he had ever got was.
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