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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Invented order vs normal order

Most Questions are asked in invented order rather than normal order?
  

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Hi, Most Questions are asked in inverted invented order rather than normal order? I'd say that's definitely true. However, as you no doubt intend, your question itself shows that questions can be asked and understood without inversion.

  • Hi, Most Questions are asked in inverted invented order rather than normal order?
  • I'd say that's definitely true.
  • However, as you no doubt intend, your question itself shows that questions can be asked and understood without inversion.
  • It's a very common characteristic of informal English.
  • In speech, the inflection of the voice shows it's a question.
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Hi,

Most Questions are asked in inverted invented order rather than normal order?

I'd say that's definitely true. However, as you no doubt intend, your question itself shows that questions can be asked and understood without inversion.



It's a very common characteristic of informal English. In speech, the inflection of the voice shows it's a question
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Why are most questions asked in invented order rather than normal order?

We distinguish the mood of the sentence grammatically by the structure of the sentence. For interrogative mood (asking questions), the helping verb is inverted with the subject. Also, the sentence can start with an interrogative pronoun. The sentence ends with the question mark punctuation. This signals for

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