Should I use "am I" or "I am"?

[Lim Choon Yen]

Can someone tell me which sentence of the following is correct?

A.) I have no idea why am I writing this post about thanking someone.
B.) I have no idea why I am writing this post about thanking someone.

I think sentence B is the correct one.

 

[aggiesteph]

Not a teacher but as far as I know there is no subject-auxiliary inversion in indirect questions (and these are such examples), apart from African American English and some other varieties of English.

So in standard English B would be considered correct.

 

[tzfujimino]

I don't know much about African American English, but B is grammatical.:-D

 

[kwfine]

Not a teacher.

Sentence B :-D

 

[Rover_KE]

Kitty, please read this extract from the Forum Rules:

You are welcome to answer questions posted in the Ask a Teacher forum as long as your suggestions, help, and advice reflect a good understanding of the English language. If you are not a teacher, you will need to state that clearly in your post.

 

[Rover_KE]

Lim Choon Yen, your question has also been answered here.

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[kwfine]

Kitty, please read this extract from the Forum Rules:

You are welcome to answer questions posted in the Ask a Teacher forum as long as your suggestions, help, and advice reflect a good understanding of the English language. If you are not a teacher, you will need to state that clearly in your post.

I am very sorry, Moderator Rover.
Please forgive my mistake.