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Laborious Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

correction of sentences

Hi teachers,

Are all of the following sentences correct grammatically? Do they mean the same thing?

1) For what did the police arrest him?

2) What did the police arrest him for?

3) What the police arrested him for?

Thank you.
  

Top answer

Why did the police arrest him? 1 - grammatical, not natural 2 - grammatical, reasonably natural. 3 - not grammatical

— BarbaraPA

  • Why did the police arrest him?
  • 1 - grammatical, not natural 2 - grammatical, reasonably natural.
  • 3 - not grammatical
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Why did the police arrest him?

1 - grammatical, not natural
2 - grammatical, reasonably natural.
3 - not grammatical
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This is where a passive works better in my opinion.
What was he arrested for ? (the agent is known as the police)
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Dear BarbaraPA and Grammarfreak, thanks to both of you for replying.

Dear BarbaraPA, in your reply, you said that number 3 is not grammatical. Could you please explain a little why that's not grammatical. Is it because of the 'question mark' at the end of the sentence?

Also, is the following sentence grammatical?
- What the police arrested him for was a criminal acti
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Laborious you said that number 3 is not grammatical. Could you please explain a little why that's not grammatical. Is it because of the 'question mark' at the end of the sentence?
It is neither a complete sentence nor a correctly formed sentence.
LaboriousAlso, is the following sentence grammatical? - What the police arrested him for wa
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