Only #2 is correct.
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#1 08-Sep-2015, 08:38Could you tell me how much is a car wash on average here?
Hello. Can anyone tell me if the order of my questions is correct ?
1) Could you tell me how much is a car wash on average here?
2) Could you tell me how much on average a car wash is here?
3) Could you tell me how much a car wash on average is here?
Thanks.
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#2 08-Sep-2015, 08:56Re: Could you tell me how much is a car wash on average here?
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#3 08-Sep-2015, 09:03Re: Could you tell me how much is a car wash on average here?
I prefer no.3
Originally Posted by Rover_KE
But, why the no.2 is correct answer? Could you explain?
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#4 08-Sep-2015, 09:16Re: Could you tell me how much is a car wash on average here?
It is better not to separate "how much on average". Originally Posted by Polyester
I am not a teacher.
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#5 08-Sep-2015, 09:25Re: Could you tell me how much is a car wash on average here?
You may well prefer #3, Polyester, but #2 is the only one that has a natural order of words.
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