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Which one is better:

"He explained what was the problem"

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"He explained what the problem was"

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Which one is better:

"He explained what was the problem." "what was the problem" is question grammar.

or

"He explained what the problem was."

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I agree with 2006 - or more simply: "He explained the problem."

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