What is the general rule for this kind of phrasing? Invert subject and verb for direct questions. ( Where is the knife ? ) Do not invert for indirect questions. ( I have no idea where the knife is . ) In which room was the thing I was supposed to

where you are = where are you They can't be equal. The words are in a different order! These groups are used in different circumstances. As Grammar Geek has already explained, Where are you? is the correct order for a direct question. where

Hi, i would like to know that is this sentence correct, or actually what does it mean? 'Did he go to the hairdresser?' 'I wonder if he did' so my question is: does the answer mean that ---i would be surprised if he

That's why I am confused. Yes. It can get confusing. But there's a simple rule. Do not invert subject and verb in an indirect question. (These are also called embedded questions.) Leave these in the same order as in the statement form.

Hi Jluis, I'm sorry but if it suggests that if person you are asking to does not know the answer, it would not matter; then why bother asking? There must be something beyond that explanation. The politeness lies in letting the person

I'm sorry but if it suggests that if person you are asking to does not know the answer, it would not matter; then why bother asking? There must be something beyond that explanation. How about the expression: The girl in Jurasic park (1993)

This is too hard! I still don't get it. :( I will look for more example. I hope this site helps me- http://tillyer.net/GLOW/fsi201.htm That's what we doing in class The problem is that the instruction "Change the

B: There's a soccer game on this evening that I want to watch. (I'm not sure if you're supposed to shift the tenses to past.) He says there is a soccer game on this evening tht he wants to watch. He said there was a soccer game on

We already did it in class. However she gave another HW. Embedded questions: word order and punctuation. Complete the conversation by changing the direct questions in parentheses to embedded questions. Use correct punctuation. A: Do you know if

Hi Eddie Your exercise would be easier to do (and would probably also make more sense to you) if you knew who had actually asked the question. As Avangi mentioned, if you don't know that, you will have to invent something. When you report a