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Perfect Stranger Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Correct or not no. 5

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Are these two sentences OK?

1) Can you tell me what's the plan for/of today's presentation?
  • As far as I know in one sentence we can't have 2 questions at the same time and yet if we separate what and is then the sentence sound awkward. For example: What's the weather like in Greece? or Can you tell me what the weather in Greece is?
  • Should I use of or for?
2) You eat too much spicy food.
  

Top answer

Can you tell me what the plan for today’s presentation is ? What’s the weather like in Greece? Can you tell me what the weather in Greece is like?

— RandomGuy

  • Can you tell me what the plan for today’s presentation is ?
  • What’s the weather like in Greece?
  • Can you tell me what the weather in Greece is like?
  • The separation of what is is required in #1 and #3, and both are perfectly natural to native speakers, whereas the contraction ( what’s ) is not.
  • The sentence You eat too much spicy food is OK.
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Can you tell me what the plan for today’s presentation is?
What’s the weather like in Greece?
Can you tell me what the weather in Greece is like?

The separation of what is is required in #1 and #3, and both are perfectly natural to native speakers, whereas the contraction (what’s) is not. The sentence You eat
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