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Errors in Question Word Connectors

Posted by prim
July 21, 2008

When a question word such as when or what is used as a connector, the clause that follows is not a question. Do not use interrogative form.

INCORRECT: Do you know when does the movie start?
CORRECT: Do you know when the movie starts?
INCORRECT: I don’t know what is his name.
CORRECT: [...]