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Tenacious Learner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Could you correct a question?
Hi teachers,
If the answer is, 'He was tired', could they be correct questions?
a) How did he feel?
b) How was Alex?
Could there be another one?
Thanks in advance.
If the answer is, 'He was tired', could they be correct questions?
a) How did he feel?
b) How was Alex?
Could there be another one?
Thanks in advance.
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How did he/Alex feel? How was he/Alex? These are the most expected questions for the most limited number of contexts that come readily to mind, but there are an infinite number of other questions to which "He was tired" could be the answer.
- How did he/Alex feel?
- How was he/Alex?
- These are the most expected questions for the most limited number of contexts that come readily to mind, but there are an infinite number of other questions to which "He was tired" could be the answer.
- Why did [he/Alex/John/George/Paul/the boss/my brother/the doctor] fall asleep?
- How do you explain the fact that [he/Alex/John/George/Paul/the boss/my brother/the doctor] went to bed?
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How did he/Alex feel?
How was he/Alex?
These are the most expected questions for the most limited number of contexts that come readily to mind, but there are an infinite number of other questions to which "He was tired" could be the answer.
Why did [he/Alex/John/George/Paul/the boss/my brother/the doctor] fall asleep?
How do you explain the fact that [he/
How was he/Alex?
These are the most expected questions for the most limited number of contexts that come readily to mind, but there are an infinite number of other questions to which "He was tired" could be the answer.
Why did [he/Alex/John/George/Paul/the boss/my brother/the doctor] fall asleep?
How do you explain the fact that [he/
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Hi Jim,
Thanks for your reply. I really didn't think about those ones. Aren't they so right too?
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TS
Thanks for your reply. I really didn't think about those ones. Aren't they so right too?
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Thinking SpainAren't they so right too?????? Why so right? What do you intend to say by using so?
I gave several examples of questions that can be answered, "He was tired". The examples I gave are correct, yes.
CJ
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CalifJimWhy so right? What do you intend to say by using so?Hi Jim,
I just intended to say that your examples were very right, nothing else. Was there another possible intention?
TS
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"Aren't they so right too?" is not idiomatic English. We don't use "so" like that.
We say, "Aren't they right too?"
That's really all I was saying. No big deal.
We say, "Aren't they right too?"
That's really all I was saying. No big deal.
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