Hi, there

Which of these sentences is right?

“Who is the culprit is not the issue here.”
Or
“Who the culprit is is not the issue here.”

Thank you!

Question

Hi, there

Which of these sentences is right?

“Who is the culprit is not the issue here.”
Or
“Who the culprit is is not the issue here.”

Thank you!

Answer

"Who the culprit is is not the issue here" is correct. "Who the culprit is" is the noun clause- only part of a sentence. "who is the culprit(?)" by itself is a full question.

Answer

The second one is best.