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TeacherJapan Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Any difference?

Are these different?

A. There is a question I wnant to ask you.

B. There is a question I want to ask you about.

  

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They are different. In A you want to put a question to someone: What time did you wake up yesterday? / When is your birthday?

— Cool Breeze

  • They are different.
  • In A you want to put a question to someone: What time did you wake up yesterday?
  • / When is your birthday?
  • / Why didn't you go to the library?
  • In B you want to get some information about a specific question which you don't understand completely: I'd like to ask you to clarify question number nine in the test.
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They are different. In A you want to put a question to someone:

What time did you wake up yesterday? / When is your birthday? / Why didn't you go to the library?

In B you want to get some information about a specific question which you don't understand completely:

I'd like to ask you to clarify question number nine in the test.

CB

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