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It tells us how many lessons and pages there are in this book.
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Viceidol  #467320  Tue, 22 Jan 08 07:13 AM

It tells us how many lessons and pages there are in this book.

It tells us how many lessons and pages are there in this book.

May I ask which sentence is correct? Thank you very much for your help!
  
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CalifJim  #467322  Tue, 22 Jan 08 07:18 AM
It's not a question, so don't use question order.  (How many ... are there in this book?)
Use the first of the two.

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Viceidol  #467325  Tue, 22 Jan 08 07:50 AM
Thank you very much for your reply!
  
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