By Word order, Indirect questions

I'd just say,I don't remember the last time I went to the movies.The when was just confuses the issue. But if the question is really about word order in an indirect question, then here's a shorter example.Wrong: I don't remember when was it.Right: I don't remember when it...

Hi pjyrdoHere are my comments:1. The word order is not the most natural. The time aspect is more typical at the end: "I don't know what I should do for three hours."2. 'In three hours' is frequently used to refer to a point in time that is three hours from now. (e.g....

Hi NGYou are right. Indirect questions fall in three categories.1. There is a word that can begin a clause but the word is not the subject.What did he say? - Tell me what he said.2. There isn't a word that can begin a clause. If or whether must be used.Did he come in time? - Tell me...

Can I say this rule - "Subject and Object can never come next to each other"No, because the word order is different in an indirect question: I wonder whom you are going to marry and in a relative clause: She is the woman whom you are going to marry. CJ

Hi AnthonPlease capitalize I. Neither sentence is correct. Indirect questions should have the same word order as affirmative clauses:I didn't know what I could do for him.I didn't tell him what I saw.The subject is before the finite verb. Easy. Always. No exceptions.CB

Yankee wrote:I agree with Goodman but would like to add that this word order would also be very common:I was wondering what the difference between a planet and a star was / is. Hi allStrictly speaking, this is the only grammatically correct sentence but I accept all the others as well because...

I think YL's suggestion is good. And don't neglect this possibility: Can you tell me the last time you saw him? As for the word order of an indirect question with heavy clauses, you can be flexible. You don't need to strand the verb way at the end if it sounds very awkward. Your case b...

Clive wrote:The bottom line, of course, is that any of these systems is OK as long as it provides a tool that someone finds useful in learning to speak good English. Would you call this a relative clause? I don't know where the pen is. What would you say it relates to? When I asked this, I...

You replied before I had a chance to edit what I had said. I think my revision explains it. If not, we can discuss it further. I prefer "what's the subject" to "what the subject is", am I wrong?Preferences are never wrong -- but unfortunately your preference does not agree with mine! I...

However, this well-documented discussion in another forum confirms the S-V order in indirect questions indicated by Swan, thus I think his prescription should be generally followed: indirect questions http://tinyurl.com/qmvww