Sunday, May 30, 2004, 11:17 GMT
Which will be correct:
he asked who was the first man on the moon
OR:
he asked who the first man on the moon was
(if the answer is "N. Armstrong was...")
To me, the first option seems to be the right one since "who" is the subject here and we observe the direct word order.
But there are people who disagree, and they are many.
he asked who was the first man on the moon
OR:
he asked who the first man on the moon was
(if the answer is "N. Armstrong was...")
To me, the first option seems to be the right one since "who" is the subject here and we observe the direct word order.
But there are people who disagree, and they are many.