Nov. 8, 2022
Ordre des mots
Hello
I do not understand why this order there, for an affirmative sentence, which relates a situation →
He asked where Paris was.
and not where was Paris
Why put Was after Paris?
Thanks
Poupette
Bonjour
je ne comprends pas pourquoi cet ordre là , pour une phrase affirmative , qui relate une situation→
He asked where Paris was .
et non where was Paris
Pourquoi mettre Was après Paris ?
Merci
Poupette
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I do not understand why this order there, for an affirmative sentence, which relates a situation →
I do not understand why this order here, for an affirmative sentence, which relates a situation →
sorry i just keep seeing this post pop up when i look for uncorrected english journals :v
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Dans ce phrase, "where" fonctionne comme un adverbe d'endroit. La clause "where Paris was" est donc une clause adverbial d'endroit. Une clause comprend un sujet et un verbe, et l'ordre de mots est le même qu'un autre phrase en anglais: sujet puis verbe. On porte le sujet après le verbe dans les questions (ou phrases interrogatrices), mais ceci n'est pas une phrase interrogatrice. C'est une phrase déclarative, parce que dans cette phrase, on déclare qu'il a dit quelquechose. Donc, on suit l'ordre d'habitude - sujet puis verbe.
I was hoping I could answer in my French but man it has been a while... This is what I meant: In this sentence, "where" acts as an adverb (of location). The clause "where Paris was" is therefore an adverbial clause (of location). A clause consists of a subject and verb, and the word order is the same as any other sentence in English: subject then verb. We put the subject after the verb in questions (aka interrogative phrases), but this isn't an interrogative sentence. It's a declarative sentence, because in this sentence, we're declaring that he said something. So, we follow the usual order - subject then verb.
Nov. 8, 2022
Merci de votre réponse. Poupette
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Poupette |
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Ordre des mots |
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Hello |
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I do not understand why this order there, for an affirmative sentence, which relates a situation →
I do not understand why this order sorry i just keep seeing this post pop up when i look for uncorrected english journals :v |
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He asked where Paris was. |
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and not where was Paris |
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Why put Was after Paris? |
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Thanks |
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Poupette |
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Bonjour |
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je ne comprends pas pourquoi cet ordre là , pour une phrase affirmative , qui relate une situation→ |
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He asked where Paris was . |
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et non where was Paris |
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Pourquoi mettre Was après Paris ? |
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Merci |
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