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The world’s languages vary immensely. There are an infinite number of things which can be different among languages. One of these things is the use of question words<\/strong>: what kind of sentence patterns<\/strong> they usually come in, as well as how they, when used as subordinating conjunctions, differ from other subordinating conjunctions.<\/p>\n (“Whoa, what’s a subordinating conjunction?” We’ll get to that in a minute!)<\/p>\n So, let’s start with the word order patterns<\/strong> in which we can find question words. First, they can come at the beginning of a question, just as in English:<\/p>\n a. N\u00e4r<\/strong> kommer ni till G\u00f6teborg?<\/em> c. Vem<\/strong> gifter han sig med ens?!<\/em> Question words can also function as subordinating conjunctions<\/strong>. This means they can mark the start of a subordinate clause, like so:<\/p>\n e. <\/strong>Vi vet inte n\u00e4r<\/strong> vi kommer till G\u00f6teborg<\/span>.<\/em> g.<\/strong> Jag undrar vem<\/strong> han ens gifter sig med<\/span>!<\/em> When used this way (as subordinating conjunctions), question words mark the start of a sentence within a sentence (i.e., a subordinate clause, or “subclause”). As you can see, though, the word order in each case is different<\/p>\n [Note: If there’s an adverb in there, including inte<\/em> “not”, it should come immediately after the verb in actual questions<\/span>, but immediately before the verb in subclauses<\/span>. In speech, adverbs are often placed at the end of the sentence (though usually not inte<\/em>). More on this in another post!]<\/p>\n Many people make the mistake<\/strong> of using actual question word order in subclauses initiated by question words<\/strong>:<\/p>\n i.<\/strong> *Vi vet inte n\u00e4r<\/strong> kommer vi till G\u00f6teborg<\/span>.<\/em> (*Incorrect!) The same rule applies in English, though many second-language speakers of English make this mistake in English as well. Just remember: If it’s a question within a statement, don’t use normal question word order! Use the other one.<\/strong><\/p>\n There’s a lot of fancy linguistic vocabulary here (actually, I even tried to simplify it for you), but I’m sure you can figure it out. Good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The world’s languages vary immensely. There are an infinite number of things which can be different among languages. One of these things is the use of question words: what kind of sentence patterns they usually come in, as well as how they, when used as subordinating conjunctions, differ from other subordinating conjunctions. (“Whoa, what’s…<\/p>\n
\nb. When<\/strong> are you (pl.) coming to Gothenburg?<\/p>\n
\nd. Who<\/strong> is he even getting married to?!<\/p>\n
\nf.<\/strong> We don’t know when<\/strong> we’re coming to Gothenburg<\/span>.<\/p>\n
\nh.<\/strong> I wonder who<\/strong> he’s even getting married to<\/span>!<\/p>\n\n
\nj.<\/strong> *Jag undrar vem<\/strong> gifter han sig med ens<\/span>!<\/em> (*Incorrect!)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2015\/11\/pencil-918449_640-350x233.jpg\")