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MrWonderful Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Can you explain why:
What is your favorite movie?
but
What weather is there?
I mean words' order.
What is your favorite movie?
but
What weather is there?
I mean words' order.
Top answer
What weather is there? This is not a very natural-sounding question. " But it is inverted from the declarative word order.
- What weather is there?
- This is not a very natural-sounding question.
- " But it is inverted from the declarative word order.
- It follows the same pattern as your first sentence.
- There is good weather here.
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What weather is there? This is not a very natural-sounding question.
The natural way of asking this is "What kind of weather are you having?"
But it is inverted from the declarative word order. It follows the same pattern as your first sentence. There is good weather here
The natural way of asking this is "What kind of weather are you having?"
But it is inverted from the declarative word order. It follows the same pattern as your first sentence. There is good weather here
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MrWonderfulThanks, but why can't I ask:What movie is your favorite?You can ask the question this way.
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Can you, please, tell me which question words can also work both ways?
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