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Not here. No. when to clauses are indirect questions, hence, they function as noun phrases:I didn't know when to change trains.Be sure to tell him when to change trains.They don't function as adverbs:*You have to walk when to change trains.*Be sure to read the posted signs when to...

Clive wrote:I don't see any of these as relative clauses. They are noun clauses. eg noun clause I read what he wrote.eg relative clause I read the letter which he wrote. Here, which he wrote is relative (ie relates to) the noun 'letter'. I don't see any indirect questions, either. Hi...

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A student asked me the folowing question. Why doesn't the object precede the verb in the indirect question "Do you know what's wrong with it?" as it usually does in indirect questions like "Do you know what it is?". I think it might have something to do with "wrong" being used as an adverb and...