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Nugso Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Did go/ Went
Hi. Could you please help me with the following sentence?
I have no clue where ________ yesterday.
a-)went he
b-)he went
c-)he did go
d-)did he go
I thought there were two correct answers, but knowing we have to change the structure of a sentence in such situations, I marked C. The correct answer is, for some reason, "B". Can't we use both?
I have no clue where ________ yesterday.
a-)went he
b-)he went
c-)he did go
d-)did he go
I thought there were two correct answers, but knowing we have to change the structure of a sentence in such situations, I marked C. The correct answer is, for some reason, "B". Can't we use both?
Top answer
c) is the emphatic form, often used to challenge a claim to the contrary. There is nothing in the context that requires an emphatic denial of something already said. Both b) and c) are grammatical, but only b) makes sense in the context of the given sentence.
- c) is the emphatic form, often used to challenge a claim to the contrary.
- There is nothing in the context that requires an emphatic denial of something already said.
- Both b) and c) are grammatical, but only b) makes sense in the context of the given sentence.
- CJ Edit: Corrected a) to b).
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c) is the emphatic form, often used to challenge a claim to the contrary. There is nothing in the context that requires an emphatic denial of something already said.
Both b) and c) are grammatical, but only b) makes sense in the context of the given sentence.
CJ
Edit: Corrected a) to b).
Both b) and c) are grammatical, but only b) makes sense in the context of the given sentence.
CJ
Edit: Corrected a) to b).
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How are we going to do that? I wonder how we're going to do that. According to that "conversion", I thought I had to write every word in its question form. Anyway, thanks again, CalifJim.
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NugsoHow are we going to do that? I wonder how we're going to do that. According to that "conversion", I thought I had to write every word in its question form. Anyway, thanks again, CalifJim.Ah! I think I see the problem you're having now. I did not understand the exact reason why you chose c).
Here's what you need to know:
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Thanks for the really useful info CalifJim.
I think CalifJim meant to say "B", Aspara Gus, though I think you're trying to correct me in case I got it wrong. Thanks!
I think CalifJim meant to say "B", Aspara Gus, though I think you're trying to correct me in case I got it wrong. Thanks!
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NugsoI think CalifJim meant to say "B"Yes. I didn't want you to get the wrong idea is all.
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