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The key answer of exercise Grammar 4

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 06 - Language focus 2 for the textbook Cutting Edge Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave from Pearson Education

Question

What is the difference in the word order of reported and direct questions?

Answer

The word order in reported questions is the same as in statements (there is no inversion of subject and verb).