Kangiten Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
"to wonder/to ask yourself" used in long sentences
Hello 
I know that "to wonder" and "to ask oneself" are used for indirect interrogation and as such, that the verb should be at the end of the sentence as in:
"I wonder how old he is" (and not "I wonder how old is he")
Now, does it also apply to long sentences? For instance, I have to write this sentence in a presentation:
"Ask yourself what the messages that the user expects to receive from the system during the session are"
I feel that the verb is too far from the subject and that in this case, I should use " Ask yourself what are the messages..."
Am I right or wrong?
Thanks for any help.
I know that "to wonder" and "to ask oneself" are used for indirect interrogation and as such, that the verb should be at the end of the sentence as in:
"I wonder how old he is" (and not "I wonder how old is he")
Now, does it also apply to long sentences? For instance, I have to write this sentence in a presentation:
"Ask yourself what the messages that the user expects to receive from the system during the session are"
I feel that the verb is too far from the subject and that in this case, I should use " Ask yourself what are the messages..."
Am I right or wrong?
Thanks for any help.
Top answer
You are right, Kangiten-- arrange the sentence so that it is comprehensible-- but you can still keep S-V order: Ask yourself what the messages are that the user expects to receive from the system during the session.
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You are right, Kangiten-- arrange the sentence so that it is comprehensible-- but you can still keep S-V order:
Ask yourself what the messages are that the user expects to receive from the system during the session.
Ask yourself what the messages are that the user expects to receive from the system during the session.
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