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Jenny chiu Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

about the word "other" on the budget

On the budget, there is one item showed "other".

If I want to ask a question about "other", is this sentence correct?

How much do you spend on other things?
How much do you pay for other things?
  

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Jenny chiu On the budget, there is one item showed "other". I assume budgets show monetary amounts for each item, so why would you ask the amount for the category "Other"? " CJ

— CalifJim

  • Jenny chiu On the budget, there is one item showed "other".
  • I assume budgets show monetary amounts for each item, so why would you ask the amount for the category "Other"?
  • " CJ
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Jenny chiuOn the budget, there is one item showed "other".
I assume budgets show monetary amounts for each item, so why would you ask the amount for the category "Other"?

If you can't see the number, though, you'd probably ask, "How much is budgeted for the "Other" category?"

CJ
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Hello CJ

So, can I use the sentence pattern "How much is budgeted for the _______category?" to ask students about the number that I can't see? Such as Gasoline/ Phone/ Furniture
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Jenny chiuHello CJSo, can I use the sentence pattern "How much is budgeted for the _______category?" to ask students about the number that I can't see? Such as Gasoline/ Phone/ Furniture
Yes. Or leave out "the" and "category".

How much is budgeted for gasoline?
How much is budgeted for phone (service)?
How much is budgeted fo
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Thanks you so much, CJ!
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Q: How much is budgeted for gasoline?
A: It is budgeted $150.

Is this conversation grammatically correct?
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Jenny chiuQ: How much is budgeted for gasoline?A: It is budgeted $150.Is this conversation grammatically correct?
No.

— How much is budgeted for gasoline?

— $150.
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— $150 is budgeted.
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— $150 is budgeted for gasoline.

CJ
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