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Ini Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
confusing questions?
Hello,1) How many people live in the UK?2) How many brothers do you have?Can you explain, why in the first question there is no auxuliary verb, but in the second there is "do"? Thanks 
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Sure: the first how many is part of the subject; the second how many is part of the object. How many people does the UK have? How many brothers live in the UK?
- Sure: the first how many is part of the subject; the second how many is part of the object.
- How many people does the UK have?
- How many brothers live in the UK?
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Sure: the first how many is part of the subject; the second how many is part of the object.
How many people does the UK have?
How many brothers live in the UK?
How many people does the UK have?
How many brothers live in the UK?
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