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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Answer my question please
Can i use this sentence ex: "What does he do?" and the answer is ex: "He plays soccer". And I know that "what does he do?" can be used to ask about occupation. thanks
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What do you mean by 'ex'? ' is asking about someone's occupation. If the answer 'He plays soccer' is therefore an unlikely one.
- What do you mean by 'ex'?
- ' is asking about someone's occupation.
- If the answer 'He plays soccer' is therefore an unlikely one.
- If he does that for a living, then the answer will be 'He's a footballer' or 'He plays for (for example) Manchester United'.
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What do you mean by 'ex'?
We assume that, if there is no further context, that the question 'What does he do?' is asking about someone's occupation. If the answer 'He plays soccer' is therefore an unlikely one. If he does that for a living, then the answer will be 'He's a footballer' or 'He plays for (for example) Manchester United'.
We assume that, if there is no further context, that the question 'What does he do?' is asking about someone's occupation. If the answer 'He plays soccer' is therefore an unlikely one. If he does that for a living, then the answer will be 'He's a footballer' or 'He plays for (for example) Manchester United'.
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That would only work if you were clearly talking in a sports context.
Or if you said eg What does he do every Sunday afternoon?
More natural is eg What sports does he do?
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Or if you said eg What does he do every Sunday afternoon?
More natural is eg What sports does he do?
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