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Is that so!
Is it common for sentences with relative pronouns to end with the ``be'' verb of ``is'' or ``are''?

At the end of the sentence, it felt unnatural.

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"i don't know where my dog is"

Why does the sentence end with "is"?
Can this "is" abridgement?

"i don't know where my dog is"Why does the sentence end with "is"? Can this "is" abridgement? See a translation

It is not a question, so the grammar is [noun - verb]is - verb, without it your sentence would be incomplete

It is not a question, so the grammar is [noun - verb]is - verb, without it your sentence would be incomplete

Yes, it is. It just connects two parts of the sentence

Lifehack: if "where, how, what" and so on are at the beginning of the sentences, the sentence is a question, so the verb will be before the noun:I like how you sing [how - just the way]How do you sing? [how - the way but with question]

If you talk to americans you can say "How you sing?", but remember that grammatically it is not correct

"i don't know where my dog is"

Why does the sentence end with "is"?
Can this "is" abridgement?

It is not a question, so the grammar is [noun - verb]

is - verb, without it your sentence would be incomplete

It is not a question, so the grammar is [noun - verb]

is - verb, without it your sentence would be incomplete

Lifehack: if "where, how, what" and so on are at the beginning of the sentences, the sentence is a question, so the verb will be before the noun:

I like how you sing [how - just the way]
How do you sing? [how - the way but with question]