Grammatical order
Hi, there
Could you tell me which of THESE three sentences is right?
"I asked him what the biggest mistake parents make IS"
"I asked him what IS the biggest mistake parents make"
"I asked him what the biggest mistake IS that parents make"
Thank you very much
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Answers · 7
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Native speaker here:
Number 3 doesn’t sound right. Timothys correction of number 2 would be the best solution.
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I agree with Timothy and Jasper.
The first is correct.
The second should be: "I asked him: 'what is the biggest mistake parents make?'" I'd say 'what' doesn't need a capital letter, because it's still part of the same sentence.
The third sentence is correct.
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All three are clear. I am unsure if the grammar in 1 is technically correct, but native speakers would still say it like this and understand what you mean.
In writing, 2 could be improved by clearly separating the question and the statement like this:
"I asked him: 'What is the biggest mistake parents make?'"
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1 and 3 are correct
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La 2
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