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Rule "no comma before indirect question"

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Description: no comma before indirect question
Message: If \4 starts an indirect question, you do not need to put a comma before it.
Category: Punctuation (ID: PUNCTUATION)
Link: https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-an-indirect-question-1691162
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I asked Tom, where he lives.
    Correction suggestion: where
  • If you would like someone in EIPL/DPC to be signing the contract, please let me know, who the signing authority is.
    Correction suggestion: who
  • Do you know, what to do?
    Correction suggestion: what
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • We know how, where and when.
  • Yes, I know, what can I say?
  • Please let me know what, if any, tanks and term you are interested in looking at asap.
  • So, who knows, if he gets on in Houston, I might get an opportunity to move there too.
  • If my memory serves me, this is a known issue, which I will have to research to find the current status.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: NO_COMMA_BEFORE_INDIRECT_QUESTION [1]
Version: 6.4-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-27 22:33:08 +0100)