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There can be a lot of problems.

How can I rephrase the sentence?

1 I don’t understand what kind of problems can be there.

2 I don’t understand what kind of problems can there be.

3 I don’t understand what kind of problems there can be.

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    That isn't rephrasing, it's adding something to the sentence! Only (3) is valid.
    – Kate Bunting
    Feb 18 at 9:49
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    I think they're all valid. The first one carries a slightly different meaning, because there literally refers to some contextually-established location, whereas in the other two it's just an idiomatic non-specific reference (There's no-one here, There was a thunderclap). The second one is just a less common sequence than the third, but I wouldn't say it's syntactically invalid. But personally, I'd prefer something like I don’t understand what kind of problems could arise.
    – FumbleFingers
    Feb 18 at 12:07
  • Please describe what your research indicated about word order as it applies here. Otherwise, anyone who answers might be doing unnecessary work, tell you things that you already know, etc.
    – MarcInManhattan
    Feb 18 at 19:34

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