donghongzi
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Hi there,
I was watching an episode of Ranking of Kings where queen Hiling said to prince Bojji "You walked out among the public undressed, and what pray tell compelled you to do that? Prince Bojji?"
I know what she's saying but I'm a little confused about the words used there, (have to explain to my students) why won't she just drop the word "tell"? why this word is ever needed here?
I do find some example sentences on Google, but I do not quite get it. hope someone can help me with it here.
I was watching an episode of Ranking of Kings where queen Hiling said to prince Bojji "You walked out among the public undressed, and what pray tell compelled you to do that? Prince Bojji?"
I know what she's saying but I'm a little confused about the words used there, (have to explain to my students) why won't she just drop the word "tell"? why this word is ever needed here?
I do find some example sentences on Google, but I do not quite get it. hope someone can help me with it here.
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