[Grammar] About using wh question in sentences...

[hoangthi]

Can i write:
- "I don't know what i am using" or "i don't know what am i using"
and
- "i don't know what happening"or "i don't know what is happening" or 'happening is'?
Please help me, i am new in English...

 

[tom3m]

Can I write:
- "I don't know what I am using" or "I don't know what am I using"
and
- "I don't know what happening"or "I don't know what is happening" or 'happening is'?
Please help me, I am new in English...

NOT A TEACHER

Welcome to the forums hoangthi.
If you are still not sure, have a look at an article about indirect questions.

Also note that we always capitalise 'i' when we are talking about the first person singular: 'I know.'

 

[hoangthi]

Thanks... Please tell me know if my English have any problems...
Now. I have some more questions about conditional sentences. Can i post them here or make new thread?

 

[Barb_D]

Start a new thread, please.

 

[tom3m]

NOT A TEACHER

Thanks... [STRIKE]Please tell me know if my English have any problems...[/STRIKE]'Could you tell me if you know about other problems with my English?' - that would probably sound better, but it's hard to answer ;-)
Now. I have some more questions about conditional sentences. Can [STRIKE]i[/STRIKE]I post them here or make new thread?

Start a new thread, so that confusion is avoided.

 

[hoangthi]

tom3m, what is the type of your conditional sentence that you have just used? I have seen in some other forums where they alway write: "if you have any problem, (please) contact us".... So is this correct?

 

[Chicken Sandwich]

If you have any problems, (please) contact us.

NOT A TEACHER

See my corrections.

 

[hoangthi]

NOT A TEACHER

See my corrections.

Yeah. If this were correct, why could Tom use: "could" ?
"If you have any
problems,
(please)
contact us".
And
'Could
you tell me if you
know about other
problems with
my English?'
Why can't i use: 'tell me if you know about other problems with my ENGLISH'

 

[tom3m]

Yeah. If this were correct, why could Tom use: "could" ?
"If you have any
problems,
(please)
contact us".
And
'Could
you tell me if you
know about other
problems with
my English?'
Why can't [STRIKE]i[/STRIKE] I (always capitalise 'i' to 'I' when it is a pronoun) use: 'Tell me if you know about other problems with my English'

NOT A TEACHER

If you have any problems, (please) contact us.

Correct (as CS wrote)

Could you tell me if you know about other problems with my English?
(This can be paraphrased:
If you know about other problems with my English, could you tell me? )

Tell me if you know about other problems with my English.

I think you can use this sentence as well. There's nothing wrong with it, in my opinion.

As for conditionals: English Conditionals: An Introduction - Articles - UsingEnglish.com

Hope it helps.

 

[emsr2d2]

Why can't I use: 'Tell me if you know about other problems with my [STRIKE]ENGLISH[/STRIKE] English'?

Saying "Tell me ..." sounds like the imperative. It sounds like you are ordering us to do something. That is not very polite. It is better to say "Please tell me ..." or "Could you tell me ..."

For the third, or possibly fourth time in this thread, I would like you to please remember to capitalise the word "I" (first person singular) every time you write it. Thank you.

 

[Barb_D]

Why did you bother to ask if you should start a new thread for a new topic, when, after getting two answers asking you to start a new thread, you just posted your new questions here anyway?

 

[hoangthi]

So which sentence can I use ?
'I mean why do you do that' or 'I mean why you do that' ?
What is the difference about usage between "I don't know" and "I mean" ?

 

[Barb_D]

So which sentence can I use ?
'I mean why do you do that' or 'I mean why you do that' ?

I mean, why do you do that?

What is the difference about usage between "I don't know" and "I mean" ?

They are completely different phrases. If you want to ask about these phrases, START A NEW THREAD!

 

[hoangthi]

Thank you!