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Chenyj Posted 21 years ago
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Help! A choice.

0 ---what do you think _ he _ the computer? 02br
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00a. /, bought b. has; bought c. did; buy d. had; bought 02br
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0 I would say choice a 02br 00What do you think he bought the computer? 02br 00if you use the other choices, you will have 2 structures of interrogation in the same question 02br 00the first one, what do you think 02br 00the second one, "has he bought", or "did he buy", or "had he bought" 02br 00and you can't have 2 forms of interrogations in the same question 0-

— Amandine

  • 0 I would say choice a 02br 00What do you think he bought the computer?
  • 02br 00if you use the other choices, you will have 2 structures of interrogation in the same question 02br 00the first one, what do you think 02br 00the second one, "has he bought", or "did he buy", or "had he bought" 02br 00and you can't have 2 forms of interrogations in the same question 0-
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0 I would say choice a 02br
00What do you think he bought the computer? 02br
00if you use the other choices, you will have 2 structures of interrogation in the same question 02br
00the first one, what do you think 02br
00the second one, "has he bought", or "did he buy", or "had he bought" 02br
00and you can't have 2 forms of interrogati
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0 To Amandine, 02br
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00Are you certain that "What do you think he bought the computer?" is correct? Shouldn't it be, "WHY do you think he bought the computer FOR?"?? 0-
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0 1. What do you think he bought the computer? ] This suggests he bought something to give to the computer, as a present. Not possible! Though you could say: 02br
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001a. What do you think – he bought the computer! 02br
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00However, this doesn't fit the context. 02br
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002. What do you think has he bought the computer? ] This w
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0 To MrP, 02br
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00How about these two sentences, 02br
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00i) "Why do you think his mother came to the school for?" 02br
00ii) "Why do you think his mother came to the school for, if not to complain to the headmaster?" 02br
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0 Hello Temico 02br
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00Yes; in standard English, you would have to say either 'why do you think she came to the school', or 'what do you think she came to the school for'. 02br
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00(Though no doubt there are dialects where 'why...for?' is permissible!) 02br
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0 Thanks again MrP. I have heard native English speakers(workers) say it countless times, "Why do you think they are going to Bangkok for, if not for the girlies!" 0-
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0 "Why do you think they are going to Bangkok, if not for the girlies?" 02br
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00"What do you think they are going to Bangkok for, if not for the girlies?" 02br
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00would seem more likely. 02br
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00(Obviously you've heard your colleagues so I'm not doubting what they've said, but the above t
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0 How about 02br
00who do you think is the best student in our school? 02br
00Can't we consider "do you think" as insert? 0-
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0 Hello Chenyi 02br
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00If 'an insert' means 'parenthetical', I would agree. If 'who' were the object of 'do you think', it would be possible to change it to 'whom': 02br
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001. ??Whom do you think is the best student in our school? 02br
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00But then we would find that 'is' had no subject. So 'who' can't be 'whom'. 02br
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