Aug 25, 2021 · The standard construction is "I asked how old he was." The inverted construction would certainly be understood, as it's common in poetic license or the dialogue of certain fantasy characters.

Aug 24, 2021 · "How old is he?" uses the standard word order for asking a direct question. #2 (where you reverse the order of the subject and the verb) only works if you ask an indirect question such as …

Nov 12, 2007 · Tell me how old he is an indirect question and so is not inverted, as Jeromed points out. Another example of an indirect question would be I don't know what your name is, as opposed to the …

A good example is Aragorn who, in the movies, tells Éowyn he is 87 years old, although he appears to be relatively young. (It is said that Dunedain live three times longer than normal Men; that would …

Aug 1, 2009 · Is it OK to say, "He is old, but he doesn't look so."? Thanks in advance. This turn of phrase is quite common and I cannot argue the grammatical value of "it" but to my mind "it" in this …

My son is 21 years old. You can think of this "21 years old" as an adjective phrase. Adjectives are words we use to describe things. You can also think of this X years old phrase the same way as old when …

Feb 23, 2009 · How would you ask How old is he? when the person in question is a baby (say, less than a year old, for example)? Do you say ¿Cuántos meses tiene? Cheers

Jun 9, 2014 · In the Lord of The Rings trilogy, does anyone know how old Gandalf is? I remember reading that Gandalf was much older than he looked. Do the books ever say how old he is?

Gollum had his life largely extended because he possessed the One Ring. He appeared to be an old, deformed, and twisted creature. According to this list, he had the Ring for 478 years. His loss of...

May 14, 2020 · So, "he asked me how I was old" means that he asked about the method used to achieve oldness. Its a weird question and it would never be asked. On the other hand, "how old are …