Could we look up words... can be a request for eg. the teacher to let you use the dictionary. But that's different from asking the teacher if it is allowed (ie. you're asking what the rules are, rather than pleading), in which case you'd use can.
I think sentence 1 is the correct (can we), rather than sentence 2 (we can) but I am struggling to explain why this is. Only by working together can we make every one’s life better Only by working
What is the proper way to ask? How can we achieve this? or How we can archive this? What's the difference between them?
questions v relatives - "How can we" vs. "How we can?" - English ...
It would be appreciated if you can let us know when can we expect to receive the final payment. This is “good” English in that it is grammatical (it follows the rules of standard English) and it is comprehensible (the recipient will understand you), but it is prolix (excessively wordy).
"It would be appreciated if you can let us know when can we expect to ...
Can is a modal verb they provide additional information about the function of the main verb that follows it. Would you mind telling us how we can improve XXX? is about the Ability of improving.
Usage of "How can we" and "How we can" in the following case
Can we use the phrase "the city of + name" to any city in the world or ...
We is plural; the question is if was can be used with we, and which difference there is between we were and we was. The Corpus of Historical American English has 2148 instances of we was.