Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Can you help me please ?
I have to complete this sentence :
Let's ask Tim ______ on his birthday cake .
what should i choose between :
a) he wants
b)what he wants
c)what does he want
d)does he want
and why ?
Let's ask Tim ______ on his birthday cake .
what should i choose between :
a) he wants
b)what he wants
c)what does he want
d)does he want
and why ?
Top answer
answer: option b
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It is an indirect question. In indirect questions, the subject and its auxiliary verb are not inverted.
What does Tim want on his birthday cake? (Direct question.)
Let's ask Tim what he wants. (Indirect question - there is no ? at the end.)
Why did Tim want toy cars on his cake? (Direct question.)
We didn't know why Tim wanted toy cars on his cake.
What does Tim want on his birthday cake? (Direct question.)
Let's ask Tim what he wants. (Indirect question - there is no ? at the end.)
Why did Tim want toy cars on his cake? (Direct question.)
We didn't know why Tim wanted toy cars on his cake.
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AnonymousI have to complete this sentence :Let's ask Tim ____ on his birthday cake .what should i choose between :a) he wants b)what he wantsc)what does he wantd)does he wantand why ?What do you think? If this is homework, you should try first with your own answer. I'll give you a clue, "C" is not the correct answer.
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