Ruslan
Does anybody know what it is? or Does anybody know what is it? Why?
23 mei 2019 08:37
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"Does anybody know what it is?" is correct. The other version isn't. I don't know the grammar, if that's what you are asking, sorry.
23 mei 2019
1
Hi Ruslan. To follow up on Gary's correct answer, if you really want to know, we don’t invert questions in subordinate clauses. It’s a rule. Sometimes we refer to these clauses as “embedded questions”. Actually, we don't need to use a question in the main clause either: "I wonder what it is" or "tell me what it is!" Basically, the subordinate clause is functioning as a noun, for example: "Does anybody know this fact?" or "Please tell me that fact!"
23 mei 2019
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