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You can apply these rules to give yous some thought which form to use:

I tin notice the books = a statement (Red = personal pronoun - Blue = verb )

Can I find the books = a question (and should be followed by a question mark = ? )

Likewise:
'Tell me' = an imperative/an order.
It is rude or agressive to follow an imperative with a argument.
This may exist appropriate in a military setting, simply not in common voice communication.

We tin can brand 'tell me' more polite by turning it into a question:

Can yous tell me where... ?

The rule 'practice not follow an imperative with a statement' is reversed for a question:
'complete the sub-clause of a question in the statement form'

This sub-clause is also a type of wh- clause in grammar books.
You could too look upwardly: subordinating conjunction of place

1st Clause ... Conjunction 2nd (Wh -)clause:

(Tin can you)Tell me ... where ... can I/I can find the books

I discover that mrr5052 has pointed out the way in which we tin can reduce the stress on 'tell me' to make it audio less impolite. Note that this is simply in spoken English.

Last edited: Nov xi, 2008

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