Vanessa García
Can I use ..? 1) Could you tell me where the post office is? and 2) Could you tell me where is the post office. Thanks.
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Number 1 is correct.
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Your sentence #1 sounds much better in English. You could also ask: "Where is the post office?" or "Do you know where the post office is?"
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Thanks Peachey :-)
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Only 1) is correct because we only use one reversal (as in a question form) per sentence. "Could you tell me" is your question, so the statement following the question word must have a normal word order. 2) is a broken sentence because you've started a new question without finishing the first question. Even without a grammatical analysis, 2) simply sounds wrong and disorganised.
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