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    dawoodhm is offline Newbie
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    Are your friends all saudi?
    He asked me if my friends were all saudi.
    or
    He asked me if all my friend were saudi.
    which one is correct ?

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    Default Re: reported Question

    Hi dawoodhm

    It depends on what "all Saudi" means. Since I don't know the speaker's intended meaning, I'd have to choose,

    Ex: He asked me if my friends were all Saudi.

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