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.
29 Nis 2013 20:07
Yanıtlar · 4
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Number 1 is correct.
29 Nisan 2013
1
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?"
29 Nisan 2013
Thanks Peachey :-)
29 Nisan 2013
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.
29 Nisan 2013
Hâlâ cevap bulamadın mı?
Sorularını yaz ve ana dil konuşanlar sana yardım etsin!