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he asked me where she was (where was she)- which of them is correct and why?
28 gen 2012 15:16
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in special questions the correct form is 'where was she' because it is a question
but ''he asked me where she was'' isn't a special question it is a reported speech.so in reported speech don't use the formation of special questions
28 gennaio 2012
The first one is right.
He asked me where she was.
(*^__^*)
28 gennaio 2012
You can say:
He asked me where she was. (indirect speech)
OR
He ask me: "Where was she?" . (direct speech)
28 gennaio 2012
Rainnie you can ask,,where was she last night?''
it is a special question
28 gennaio 2012
1. He asked me where she was. It is the correct form.
2. He asked me, "Where is/was she?"
First sentence is an example of indirect speech or reported speech, in which a someone's question or saying is reported like this.
Second sentence is an example of direct speech, where the exact words of the speaker are used by placing them in inverted commas.
28 gennaio 2012
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Inglese, Russo, Ucraino
Lingua di apprendimento
Inglese
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