Do you know what the matter was?

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Do you know what the matter was?

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Hi,

Do you know what the matter was?
Do you know what was the matter?

Why is the first wrong?

Thank you




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Re: Do you know what the matter was?

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carolgreen876 hat geschrieben:Hi,

Do you know what the matter was?
Do you know what was the matter?

Why is the first wrong?

Thank you
Hi carolgreen876!

A little Oops, :roll: the first one is actually correct, it's the second one that is incorrect.

The sentence is a so-called indirect question which doesn't have an NP-Aux inversion like a normal question.

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