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Sooris Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

general doubt

Which one is right?

Whose poetry attracts you most?

or

Whose poetry does attract you most?

Please tell me as soon as possible.

thanks

Pushparajan.
  

Top answer

Whose poetry attracts you most?

— Nona the brit

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Whose poetry attracts you most?
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Why do you think the other option is not correct?
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The formation "Whose poetry does attract you ask you most?" asks something emphatically. It's not a simple question, but used in response to something you just heard that you are surprised by (or want to challenge somehow). You would use this in a situation like the following:

Barb: I just love Clive's poetry. I'm really drawn to it. In fact, his poetry really attracts me. [Note: This isn
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I.e. use DO/DOES only for accentuating/stressing stuff in such contexts.
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