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※ ChatGPTを利用し、要約された質問です(原文:Can you tell meの後の疑問文)
When does the plane leave? Can you tell me?
このQ&Aのポイント
- Is the sentence 'Can you tell me when does the plane leave?' grammatically correct? Some people claim that both 'when the plane leaves' and 'when does the plane leave' are correct, while others believe that only 'when the plane leaves' is correct. This question seeks clarification on the correct form of the sentence.
- The sentence 'Can you tell me when does the plane leave?' is grammatically incorrect. The correct form of the sentence should be 'Can you tell me when the plane leaves?' The word order in indirect questions should follow the pattern of a declarative sentence.
- The sentence 'Can you tell me when does the plane leave?' is grammatically incorrect. The correct form of the sentence is 'Can you tell me when the plane leaves?' When forming an indirect question, the auxiliary verb 'does' is not used.
補足
質問としては, 正しいか誤りがあるかという訊き方なので, ~when does the plane leave? は誤っているという答えでかまわないのですが。 "Can you tell me when does the" はnet上では,それなりに使われているようです (Googleで約 89,600 件)。 もっとも, "Can you tell me when the"(約 563,000 件 ) に及ばないのは確かです。