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Why/ Questions
Message de empereurkouranko posté le 24-10-2016 à 21:21:57 (S | E | F)
Hello!
I have done a use of used the word "why" but, I wondered afterwards if it was correct: "WHY ARE YOUR EYES RED?".
Help me please for better understanding between that question and this one WHY YOUR EYES ARE RED?.
Thank you for your answers.

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Modifié par lucile83 le 24-10-2016 21:50

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Réponse : Why/ Questions de lucile83, postée le 24-10-2016 à 21:53:43 (S | E)
Hello,
WHY ARE YOUR EYES RED?"...is correct
WHY YOUR EYES ARE RED?...is not correct

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Réponse : Why/ Questions de gerondif, postée le 25-10-2016 à 09:53:19 (S | E)
Hello
The second one is correct in indirect speech only.
Why are your eyes red ? Tell me why your eyes are red. I wonder why your eyes are red.

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Réponse : Why/ Questions de empereurkouranko, postée le 27-10-2016 à 14:10:14 (S | E)
Thank you. I have understood the mistakes that I had commited too. Thank

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Réponse : Why/ Questions de kaleeisplayz, postée le 27-10-2016 à 15:56:31 (S | E)
gerondif,

The second sentence is not correct because of the punctuation. This sentence is a question "Why your eyes are red?" but when you say "Tell me why your eyes are red" it isn't a question, it's a declarative sentence, not a question. So, his second sentence is incorrect.

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Réponse : Why/ Questions de gerondif, postée le 27-10-2016 à 16:49:53 (S | E)
Hello
Could you tell me why your eyes are red ? would be correct then with a question mark but again only in reported speech.

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