Pter  +  961137 Wed, 04 Nov 09 03:01 AM Is this an indirect question and which one is correct? Please ask him what is his preference? Please ask him what his preference is. Thank you very much. Pter Joined on Wed, Nov 28 2007 Regular Member 553 Questions, Conversational, Indirect

	Yankee  +  961179 Wed, 04 Nov 09 04:08 AM Hi Pter Yes, it's an indirect question, so the usual wording would be Please ask him what his preference is.  The sentence itself is a command, not a question, in which the speaker instructs the listener to say this to a third person (i.e. to him): "What is your preference?" Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Veteran Member 6,494 Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain Questions, Sentences, Conversational, Indirect

	Pter  +  961501 Wed, 04 Nov 09 02:06 PM Thanks, Amy.  Is there any situation the question form is preserved?  I remember a thread somewhere in this forum discussed this but I don't know how to find it. Pter Questions, Conversational, Indirect