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Anewcomer Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

found this on Yahoo

Is this correct:How much do you think the price will be to replace a bumper?

Isn't it supposed to be:How much do you think the price to replace a bumper will be?

Please i need some enlightenment

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S. I can assure you that what you found on Yahoo is more common than your "correct" version. Sorry.

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  • I can assure you that what you found on Yahoo is more common than your "correct" version.
  • Sorry.
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No enlightenment, but as a N.S. I can assure you that what you found on Yahoo is more common than your "correct" version. Sorry.
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Sorry..It's from yahoo answer, which means it's from all people around the world without being edited
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Hi,
I would say both are ok and obviously mean the same.
Emotion: smile
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Don't know how I managed to offend both of you. I just meant the version as originally presented was correct, and (in my experience) the more common of the two. I really can't say why.

We're more inclined to say, "What's the price of this?" or "Can you tell me the price of this?" or casually, even "Can you tell me what's the price of this?" Almost never, "Can you tell me what the price
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In this type of construction you will find a variety of correct phrasings when the subject of the clause is rather long and can be split logically into two or more parts.

the price | to replace a bumper

allows for the addition of will be in either of two places.

the price will be | to replace a bumper
the price | to replace a bumper will be
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