Why did you deny this claim?

Status
Not open for further replies.

tufguy

VIP Member
Joined
Feb 4, 2014
Location
India
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
Hindi
Home Country
India
Current Location
India
Me to insurance representative: Why did you deny this claim?

But if I tell someone that I asked an insurance representative that why it was denied then what do we need to say? Do we need to say "I asked them why this claim denied"? Do we need to remove "did" because it is a statement rather than a question?
 

emsr2d2

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Jul 28, 2009
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
British English
Home Country
UK
Current Location
UK
If you're talking about reported speech, use "I asked them why the claim was denied" or "I asked them why they denied the claim". As you can see, the word "did" doesn't appear in the reported speech versions.
 

teechar

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Feb 18, 2015
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
English
Home Country
Iraq
Current Location
Iraq

Tarheel

VIP Member
Joined
Jun 16, 2014
Member Type
Interested in Language
Native Language
American English
Home Country
United States
Current Location
United States
Say:

But if I want to tell someone that I asked an insurance representative why the claim was denied, how should I say it?

Hm. Like that.

You switched from "I" to we in that sentence for no apparent reason.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top