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Mohammad Yousefi Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Form of question
Hi
Would you please tell me what are the structures of these sentences? are they correct?
"What comes first, length or width?"
"What does come first , length or width?"
Is there any different in meaning If we use "Which" instead of "What"?
Best Regards
Would you please tell me what are the structures of these sentences? are they correct?
"What comes first, length or width?"
"What does come first , length or width?"
Is there any different in meaning If we use "Which" instead of "What"?
Best Regards
Top answer
Without prior context, your second example is unnatural. ) "Does" would be used for emphasis, following some confusion over the matter. Eg, You have it all wrong!
- Without prior context, your second example is unnatural.
- ) "Does" would be used for emphasis, following some confusion over the matter.
- Eg, You have it all wrong!
- (reply) Okay, then what does come first?
- " I'm not sure what you want to know about the structure.
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Without prior context, your second example is unnatural. (The first one is fine.)
"Does" would be used for emphasis, following some confusion over the matter.
Eg, You have it all wrong! (reply) Okay, then what does come first?
In these sentences, there would be no difference in meaning between "what" and "which."
I'm not sure what you want t
"Does" would be used for emphasis, following some confusion over the matter.
Eg, You have it all wrong! (reply) Okay, then what does come first?
In these sentences, there would be no difference in meaning between "what" and "which."
I'm not sure what you want t
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Thanks for your reply
Your answer is very useful.
What I meant about "structure" was that, it is supposed for making question form, we should put
auxiliary verb before subject therefore I decided to put "does" after question word (what) !!!
Would you please give me a clue about grammar (why we didn't use does in that sentence)??
Your answer is very useful.
What I meant about "structure" was that, it is supposed for making question form, we should put
auxiliary verb before subject therefore I decided to put "does" after question word (what) !!!
Would you please give me a clue about grammar (why we didn't use does in that sentence)??
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I see what you're driving at!
Jane came to the party.
Did Jane come to the party?
Who came to the party?
*Did Who come to the party?* (not used)
I'm not sure what the standard explanation for this is. (A serious grammar student is needed here!)
I'd say that these "question words" (who; what; where; when; which) do not require "
Jane came to the party.
Did Jane come to the party?
Who came to the party?
*Did Who come to the party?* (not used)
I'm not sure what the standard explanation for this is. (A serious grammar student is needed here!)
I'd say that these "question words" (who; what; where; when; which) do not require "
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"Who came to the party?" = "Do support" is not required because the question word is the subject of the sentence.
"Who did Jane come to the party with?" = "Do support" is required because the subject is "Jane".
"What comes first?" (what = subject)
"What did you do when you saw Jane at the party?" (you = subject / what = object)
JK
"Who did Jane come to the party with?" = "Do support" is required because the subject is "Jane".
"What comes first?" (what = subject)
"What did you do when you saw Jane at the party?" (you = subject / what = object)
JK
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