If we started a sentence with "but", should we use word order of main or subordinate clause?
… But can the above mentioned technique be also used in this situation? …
or
… But can be the above mentioned technique also used in this situation? …
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Best Answer
Riko.
The but doesn't make any difference to the grammar.
But in any case, I cannot think of any context in which the order in your second example would be grammatical.
When you invert a clause with an auxiliary verb
you swap the subject and the auxiliary:
The infinitive (be in this example) does not move.