The people learnt from God what is happiness.

[theol]

1. The people learnt from God what is happiness.
2. The people learnt from God what happiness is.

Which one is correct?

 

[probus]

2 is correct. I suppose that is because with subject-verb inversion sentence 1 could be mistaken for a question.

 

[teechar]

Only #2 is grammatical.

Indirect Question: Explanation and Examples

An indirect question is a question embedded inside another sentence. The word order of an indirect question is the same as for a statement, not a question. A statement with an indirect question does not end with a question mark.

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