question-word clauses
question-word clauses as objects
Clauses beginning with question words can refer both to questions and to the answers to questions. They often act as the objects of verbs - for example, when questions and their answers are reported
question-word clauses as objects
Clauses beginning with question words can refer both to questions and to the answers to questions. They often act as the objects of verbs - for example, when questions and their answers are reported
- I asked who wanted to come.
- She wondered why he wasn't wearing a coat.
- We need to decide where Ann's going to sleep.
- He told me when he was arriving, but I've forgotten.
- She explained what the problem was.
Note that those are not question structures; they are statement structures.
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