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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
'can' vs 'do'
Could you tell me which one sounds unnatural among the following sentences?
Thank you.
1-A. How do you spell "apple"?
1-B. How can you spell "apple"?
2-A. How do you describe "apple"?
2-B. How can you describe "apple"?
3-A. How do you pronounce "apple"?
3-B. How can you pronounce "apple"?
Thank you.
1-A. How do you spell "apple"?
1-B. How can you spell "apple"?
2-A. How do you describe "apple"?
2-B. How can you describe "apple"?
3-A. How do you pronounce "apple"?
3-B. How can you pronounce "apple"?
Top answer
1-A is correct. 1-B is ungrammatical. 2-A would be correct if you include an article: How do you describe an apple?
- 1-A is correct.
- 1-B is ungrammatical.
- 2-A would be correct if you include an article: How do you describe an apple?
- 2-B would be correct with an article: How can you describe an apple?
- ) 3-A is correct.
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2 Answers
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1-A is correct.
1-B is ungrammatical.
2-A would be correct if you include an article: How do you describe an apple?
2-B would be correct with an article: How can you describe an apple? (2-A and 2-B have approximately the same meaning.)
3-A is correct.
3-B is ungrammatical.
1-B is ungrammatical.
2-A would be correct if you include an article: How do you describe an apple?
2-B would be correct with an article: How can you describe an apple? (2-A and 2-B have approximately the same meaning.)
3-A is correct.
3-B is ungrammatical.
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Anonymous1-B is ungrammatical.3-B is ungrammatical.There is nothing ungrammatical about them. They are just not natural things to say,
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