Which one is correct?
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:15 am
a) "What effects can an oil spill have?"
b) "What effects can have an oil spill?"
As in a), I was taught that questions are usually made by inverting the subject and the first verb (operator "can") of an affirmative sentence.
However, I found b) on a handout on how to write a report in English, with the subject after the complete verb phrase ("can have") on Google (I know it's not a very good reference, though).
Which one is better? Are both correct? If you don't mind also telling me why, I'd be very grateful.
b) "What effects can have an oil spill?"
As in a), I was taught that questions are usually made by inverting the subject and the first verb (operator "can") of an affirmative sentence.
However, I found b) on a handout on how to write a report in English, with the subject after the complete verb phrase ("can have") on Google (I know it's not a very good reference, though).
Which one is better? Are both correct? If you don't mind also telling me why, I'd be very grateful.