Hi,
Do you know what the matter was?
Do you know what was the matter?
Why is the first wrong?
Thank you
Do you know what the matter was?
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Re: Do you know what the matter was?
Hi carolgreen876!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
A little Oops, 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.
Cheers
Duckduck
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