Carol Chen
hello guys, nice to meet you Dear all, I am from Taiwan and I major in linguistics. Here I need your help with the 'indirect question'. Please choose the answers you might use in either daily life or formal situation. Either native speaker or non-native speaker is fine for these questions. Don't worry this is not for any quizzes or homework of mine. By the way, it won't be any problem if anyone who needs my help with correcting his or her Chinese composition. Please note that your answer could be more than one. Question A 1.Do you know what’s wrong? 2.Do you know what is wrong? 3.Do you know what wrong is? Question B 1.Do you know what’s the matter? 2.Do you know what is the matter? 3.Do you know what the matter is?
Nov 23, 2014 3:22 PM
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Hello guys, nice to meet you!

Dear all, <--- this is not really a normal way to begin but I guess it is OK

I am from Taiwan and I major in linguistics. Here I need your help with the 'indirect question'. Please choose the answers you might use in either daily life or in a formal situation. Either native speakers or non-native speakers is fine for these questions. Don't worry, this is not used for any quizzes or homework of mine. By the way, it won't be any There is no problem if anyone who any of you needs my help with correcting his or her Chinese composition.

Please note that your answer could be more than one.

Question A
1.Do you know what’s wrong?
2.Do you know what is wrong?
3.Do you know what wrong is?

Question B
1.Do you know what’s the matter?
2.Do you know what is the matter?
3.Do you know what the matter is?

 

To answer your question: all of the sentences can be used depending on the context of what you are writing. Note: They do NOT all mean the same thing though.

November 23, 2014

hello guys, nice to meet you

Dear all,

I am from Taiwan and I major in linguistics. Here I need your help with the 'indirect question'. Please choose the answers you might use in either daily life or formal situation. Either native speaker or non-native speaker is fine for these questions. Don't worry this is not for any quizzes or homework of mine. By the way, it won't be any problem if anyone who needs my help with correcting his or her Chinese composition.

Please note that your answers could be more than one.  If it's possible, please explain why you choose these answers, thank you.

Question A
1.Do you know what’s wrong?
2.Do you know what is wrong?
3.Do you know what wrong is?

Question B
1.Do you know what’s the matter?
2.Do you know what is the matter?
3.Do you know what the matter is?

November 23, 2014
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