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Qgaby Posted 18 years ago
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0Hi! Is the question "Why does he need to mention how old is he?" ungrammatical? Isn't this structure common is some English varieties?02br
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02br 02br 00The question here is NOT about the person's age. 0-

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0It's incorrect because of the 'is he?'.02br
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00The question here is NOT about the person's age. The question is 'why does he need to mention 'X'?02br
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01u00Does he02u00 need to mention it?02br
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00Yes, 01u00he does02u00 need to mention it.02b
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0Thanks for your prompt answer .That's what I thought.Do you know where I can find this grammar item explained ? I need to prove my point....02br
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01cite10Qgaby12cite10Isn't this structure common is some English varieties?12blockquote
10In my observation it is common among speakers of Spanish attempting to speak English, but that's not a variety of English in the sense you intend, I'm sure. 05100 It's not correct grammatically.02br
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0Thanks for your help!! qgaby0-
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