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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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A doubt related a question word

David is the 7th president of the club. How can I ask a question from this sentence,the answer of which is 7th?


I could make several questions from the above sentence.They are (1)Is David the 7th president of the club (2) Who is the 7th president of the club (3) Who is David. but i couldn't make a question, the answer of which is "7th".How can I ask the question and what is the question word for it ?
  

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We do not have that question neatly designed in English, since we do not often care about the order of ascendancy in our democratic cultures. We have no such neat question word, so you must use verbal negotiation: Mr ESL: Which president was David? Mr NS: He was the short, fat one just before Michael.

— Mister Micawber

  • We do not have that question neatly designed in English, since we do not often care about the order of ascendancy in our democratic cultures.
  • We have no such neat question word, so you must use verbal negotiation: Mr ESL: Which president was David?
  • Mr NS: He was the short, fat one just before Michael.
  • Mr ESL: No, I mean what number president was he?
  • Was he the 5th president?
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We do not have that question neatly designed in English, since we do not often care about the order of ascendancy in our democratic cultures. We have no such neat question word, so you must use verbal negotiation:

Mr ESL: Which president was David?

Mr NS: He was the short, fat one just before Michael.

Mr ESL: No, I mean what number president was he?
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