Hello,
Could you please share with me the grammar rule that states:
Direct speech: "Who is that?"
Indirect speech: "He asked who that was" (i.e., "He asked who was that" is incorrect)
However, for the direct question "Who eats that?", its indirect pattern is "He asked who ate that."
In short, why is the verb 'to be' treated differently from the others?
But then again, "He wonders who was the girl that visited you yesterday" seems to sound better than "He wonders who the girl that visited you yesterday was."
Thank you,
Lam
Could you please share with me the grammar rule that states:
Direct speech: "Who is that?"
Indirect speech: "He asked who that was" (i.e., "He asked who was that" is incorrect)
However, for the direct question "Who eats that?", its indirect pattern is "He asked who ate that."
In short, why is the verb 'to be' treated differently from the others?
But then again, "He wonders who was the girl that visited you yesterday" seems to sound better than "He wonders who the girl that visited you yesterday was."
Thank you,
Lam
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