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Indirect questions (embedded wh-clauses): choose the grammatically correct form Context: The question is embedded after “Do you know”. Complete the sentence: "Do you know ______?" Choose the option that forms a correct embedded question.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: where she comes from

Explanation:


Given data

  • Matrix clause: “Do you know …?”
  • Embedded wh-clause about origin.


Concept/Approach
In indirect (embedded) questions, English uses statement word order (subject + verb), not inversion. Also, preposition “from” naturally follows the verb “comes” in modern usage.


Option analysis
where she comes from — correct: embedded clause with statement order and natural stranded preposition. ✅where does she come from — inversion wrongly retained; this is a direct question form.where from she comes — awkward order; not idiomatic.from where does she come — very formal and uses inversion; acceptable only as a direct question, not as an embedded one.


Common pitfalls

  • Keeping auxiliary inversion in embedded questions.
  • Over-formal “from where” when natural speech prefers “where … from.”


Final Answer
where she comes from

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