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Rule "no comma before indirect question"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	no comma before indirect question
Message:	If <suggestion> \4</suggestion> 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.
ID:	NO_COMMA_BEFORE_INDIRECT_QUESTION [1]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-29 22:33:07 +0100)

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