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KhoshtipMan Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Word order of a questioning sentence

Is it a correct sentence?

Do you know who is that person?
To me, no.
I'd say:
Do you know who that person is?
I found it among a writing of a native speaker!
  

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KhoshtipMan Do you know who is that person? This kind of wording is typical among English language learners. It's one of the things that makes them noticeable.

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  • KhoshtipMan Do you know who is that person?
  • This kind of wording is typical among English language learners.
  • It's one of the things that makes them noticeable.
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KhoshtipManDo you know who is that person?
This kind of wording is typical among English language learners. It's one of the things that makes them noticeable.
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KhoshtipManI'd say:Do you know who that person is?
Then you are saying it right.
KhoshtipMan ... correct ...? Do you know who is that person? To me, no. I'd say:Do you know who that person is? I found it among a writing of a native speaker!
Your placement of the sentence in bold makes it seem that you found the
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Thank you. What about "within a writing of a native speaker" please?
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KhoshtipMan Thank you. What about "within a writing of a native speaker" please?
No. '... in the writing(s) of a naive speaker' is possible, but I'd be more likely to say ... in an email/letter/etc written by a native speaker'.
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