INDIRECT QUESTION CLAUSE

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rishonly

#148625 Mon, 17 Oct 05 04:48 AM

A TOEFL book says "In a clause of indirect question, avoid using do,does, or did after the question word".

For example,

I didn't understand what did he say. -- (Wrong)

I didn't understand what he said. (Correct)

Does the rule imply that the word--do/does/did--shouldn't be used immediately after the question word but can be used anywhere in the indirect question clause?

Q: What do you do now?

A: I really don't know what I do.

Based on the rule, Is the above answer grammatically correct?

rishonly

Joined on Sat, Mar 5 2005

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Regards, Krish

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Philip

#148628 Mon, 17 Oct 05 05:03 AM

Rishonly wrote:

A TOEFL book says "In a clause of indirect question, avoid using do,does, or did after the question word".

For example,

I didn't understand what did he say. -- (Wrong)

I didn't understand what he said. (Correct)

Does the rule imply that the word--do/does/did--shouldn't be used immediately after the question word but can be used anywhere in the indirect question clause?

Q: What do you do now?

A: I really don't know what I do.

Based on the rule, Is the above answer grammatically correct?

Correct!

Philip

Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005

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rishonly

#148631 Mon, 17 Oct 05 05:11 AM

Thanks, Philip. So, the rule is the word--do/does/did--can't be used immediately after a question word in the indirect question clause but can be used anywhere in the indirect question clause. Right?

rishonly

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