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Sam Yoon Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Are these questions grammatically right?

Q: What did you paint white?
A: I painted it white.

Q: Who did you appoint chairman?
A: I appointed him chairman.

Q: What did you appoint him?
A: I appointed him chairman.

Q: Who did you believe honest?
A: I believed him honest.

Q: Who did you call a fool?
A: I called him a fool.

Q: What did you call him?
A: I called him a fool.

Q: What did you find empty?
A: I found the box empty.

Q: What did you leave open?
A: I left the door open.

Q: Who did you think a doctor?
A: I thought him a doctor.

Q: Who did you think honest?
A: I thought him honest.
  

Top answer

You cannot inquire for a name and respond with a pronoun in such sets: Q: What did you paint white? A: I painted the fence white. Q: Who did you appoint chairman?

  • You cannot inquire for a name and respond with a pronoun in such sets: Q: What did you paint white?
  • A: I painted the fence white.
  • Q: Who did you appoint chairman?
  • A: I appointed John chairman.
  • Q: What did you appoint him?
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You cannot inquire for a name and respond with a pronoun in such sets:

Q: What did you paint white?
A: I painted the fence white.

Q: Who did you appoint chairman?
A: I appointed John chairman.

Q: What did you appoint him?
A: I appointed him chairman.

Q: Who did you believe honest?
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Do you mean
if I change the answers, the questions are all right in grammar?
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Sam Yoonif I change the answers, the questions are all right in grammar?
Yes.

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