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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Can i use yet in w -h questions

i am an english teacher here in dominican republic whether yet could be used in w-h questions i personnally think is possible but iam not very sure about it, please help.
  

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Yet has to do with time, in particular, the present moment. So a wh-question would be about time using when . Yet does not fit in a when-question.

— AlpheccaStars

  • Yet has to do with time, in particular, the present moment.
  • So a wh-question would be about time using when .
  • Yet does not fit in a when-question.
  • But these are perfectly natural: Is he here yet?
  • Isn't he here yet?
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Yet has to do with time, in particular, the present moment. So a wh-question would be about time using when. Yet does not fit in a when-question.

But these are perfectly natural:

Is he here yet?

Isn't he here yet?

Did he arrive yet?
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AlpheccaStarsYet has to do with time, in particular, the present moment. So a wh-question would be about time using when. Yet does not fit in a when-question.
But these are perfectly natural:

Is he here yet?
Isn't he here yet?
Did he arrive yet?
You could ask, "why hasn't it been done yet?" or "who hasn't done it yet?" I can't think of a
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Anonymouswhether yet could be used in w-h questions
I'm racking my brain to understand how this question could even come up!
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Where have you yet to visit?

What do you have yet to complete?

(I know, different use of yet, but it works.)
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Grammar GeekWhere have you yet to visit?
What do you have yet to complete?

(I know, different use of yet, but it works.)
It woiks! It woiks! Yay! Good work, GG!
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