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Ask him how old... He is Or Is He
Hi,
Do you know which one is correct and why?
ask him...... (how old is he, how old he is)
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16. Aug. 2020 10:10
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"Ask him how old he is" is correct because you are telling someone to ask the question.
You would say "how old is he" when you are the person asking the question to someone else.
16. August 2020
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Hello Noha, It's, for sure, "ask him how old he is." is the correct one. This is a sentence, when we use w/h questions in the form of sentences we don't exchange positions of the subject and the to-be or to-have verbs. You would say "How old is he?" if you are asking.
Good luck.
16. August 2020
This is correct.
Аsk him how old is he
16. August 2020
"Ask him how old he is" is correct. Embedded questions use statement word order, not inversion.
16. August 2020
Hi Noha,
‘Ask him how old he is’ is correct. It’s a grammar point. You put the verb before the subject only in direct questions (in this case, How old is he?’. There’re similar sentences:
‘Do you know what it is?’ (Indirect question) -> No I don’t know what it is.
‘What is it?’ (Direct question) -> I don’t know
Hope it helps 😊
16. August 2020
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