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Raudis Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Words order

Hi!


Could someone help me? Which one the followings is correct, if not both.


Could you please explain to me what is the difference, between...

Could you please explain to me what the difference, between... is


Thanks!

  

Top answer

The comma is wrong. " - This is OK, but it is a bit clumsy because it asks a reported question directly. " -This is normal.

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  • " - This is OK, but it is a bit clumsy because it asks a reported question directly.
  • " -This is normal.
  • " -This is also normal, but only for short sentences like this one.
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The comma is wrong.

"Could you please explain to me what is the difference between X and Y." - This is OK, but it is a bit clumsy because it asks a reported question directly.

"Could you please explain to me what the difference is between X and Y." -This is normal.

"Could you please explain to me what the difference between X and Y is." -This is also normal, but only for shor

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raudisWhich one the followings Which of the following is correct, if not both?

Neither is very good. Use this:

Can/Could you please explain the difference between X and Y?

CJ

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