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Direct: When does he propose to start?
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Indirect: I want to know
when he proposes to start. (NOT I want to know
when does he propose to start?)
Note that we do not use a question mark at the end of an indirect question.
65. Invent and discover
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Incorrect: Who invented America?
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Correct: Who
discovered America?
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Incorrect: Who discovered the telephone?
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Correct: Who
invented the telephone?
Use
invent of something which did not exist until man created it. Example: a
computer or a telephone. Use
discover of something which existed without man's
knowledge. Example: mineral deposits, countries, continents, planets etc.
66. Inversion of subject and verb
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Incorrect: Never I have seen such a sight.
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Correct:
Never have I seen such a sight.
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Incorrect: Hardly I have had any rest for a week.
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Correct:
Hardly have I had any rest for a week.
When the first word of the sentence is a negative, the main verb comes before the
subject, as in a direct question.
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