Breakdown of Il demande si vous avez de bonnes références.
il
he
vous
you (plural/formal)
avoir
to have
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
Questions & Answers about Il demande si vous avez de bonnes références.
How would the direct question look before it was reported?
Where does the question structure like inversion or est-ce que go when using si?
It disappears! When turning a direct question into an indirect one, you drop any question phrasing like est-ce que or subject-verb inversion. You simply use si followed by the normal subject-verb statement order: si vous avez....
Why is it de bonnes références and not des bonnes références?
Do I need to worry about changing the tense of avez in this sentence?