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Could you please check the sentence below?
"When she gets angry, why does she shout at him?"
I would normally write: "Why does she shout at him when she gets angry?"
but in this case I want to emphasize "When she gets angry."
Top answer
" I'm sorry to say that placing this phrase at the beginning does not help you to emphasize it. Rather, it just creates a strange sentence. It doesn't sound right to put a when -clause before a question like that.
- " I'm sorry to say that placing this phrase at the beginning does not help you to emphasize it.
- Rather, it just creates a strange sentence.
- It doesn't sound right to put a when -clause before a question like that.
- There's something else wrong here.
- People shout because they are angry, so it seems odd to ask why someone is shouting when they're angry.
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Stephanie 1I want to emphasize "When she gets angry."
I'm sorry to say that placing this phrase at the beginning does not help you to emphasize it. Rather, it just creates a strange sentence.
It doesn't sound right to put a when-clause before a question like that.
There's something else wrong here. People shout becausethey are an
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