what is the correct way to ask this embedded questions?
I am quite confused with some question I have seen on some internet webpages..
I am pretty sure about these ones:
Could you tell me where the bathroom is?
I would like to know how long your hair is!

But I have ever seen these ones too:
What do you think is the most difficult of learn a language?
how do I use the verb be? At the beginning like in a normal question or at the end as I said first.

Question

what is the correct way to ask this embedded questions?
I am quite confused with some question  I have seen on some internet webpages..
I am pretty sure about these ones:
Could you tell me where the bathroom is?
I would like to know how long your hair is!

But I have ever seen these ones too:
What do you think is the most difficult of learn a language?
how do I use the verb be? At the beginning like in a normal question or at the end as I said first.

Answer

I'm glad you're comfortable with the first two examples - many students struggle with that word-order.

"What do you think is the most difficult of learn a language?" is badly-written, so no wonder it's confusing.  It should be,

"What do you think is the most difficult part of learning a language?"

"Do you think" can work roughly like an adverb or interjection, so you can read the question as, "What... is the most difficult part of learning a language?"

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