[文法] Making Indirect Questions

看板Eng-Class作者 (加油)時間15年前 (2010/08/31 13:11), 編輯推噓0(008)
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I'm learning academic writing. One topic is about indirect questions. The textbooks asks us to add "be-verb" to complete a sentence of indirect question. One sentence is like this: We need to know what precautions being taken to prevent the spread of the disease. My first try was: ~~ what precautions being taken to prevent the spread of the disease "are". But the answer announced by the teacher is: ~~ what precautions "are" being taken to prevent the spread of the disease. Although it sounds good, I have some doubts in mind. 1. Is my answer wrong, or is it also correct? 2. For me, the teacher's answer sounds like direct question, not indirect question. If "what precautions are being taken to prevent~~" is an indirect question, then what's the direct question form of the sentence? Thanks for your help. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.231.104.213

08/31 17:45, , 1F
Don't mix it up. It's not an inverted sentence.
08/31 17:45, 1F

08/31 17:46, , 2F
Given another example: Who is talking.
08/31 17:46, 2F

08/31 17:47, , 3F
You'd not say "Do you know who talking is?"
08/31 17:47, 3F

08/31 21:43, , 4F
謝謝樓上的解答. 所以我造的句子是錯的嗎?
08/31 21:43, 4F

08/31 21:44, , 5F
還是正確答案可能不只一個呢?
08/31 21:44, 5F

09/01 02:04, , 6F
不是單純的文法/句型的對錯,參考:
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09/01 09:50, , 8F
thanks, I see.
09/01 09:50, 8F
※ 編輯: reneejen 來自: 61.231.96.150 (09/01 09:50)
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