he asked me where she was (where was she)- which of them is correct and why?
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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
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The first one is right.
He asked me where she was.
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You can say:
He asked me where she was. (indirect speech)
OR
He ask me: "Where was she?" . (direct speech)
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Rainnie you can ask,,where was she last night?''
it is a special question
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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.
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