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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Inversione in questions

My daughter's school teacher is teaching her to say "Go you to school?" instead of "Do you go to school", comparing it to the inversion used for the verb "to be" (Are you tired?). To me it sounds terrible. Can it be considered correct in Standard English? If not, how can I show her it is not (web links)? My daughter will have a mark for a writtent test on this.

Thanks for your help.

Alexandra
  

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" is completely unnatural in the English that I speak. It's not Standard English in any form that I've ever come across. Is your daughter's teacher a native English speaker?

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  • It's not Standard English in any form that I've ever come across.
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"Go you to school?" is completely unnatural in the English that I speak. It's not Standard English in any form that I've ever come across. Is your daughter's teacher a native English speaker?

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Thank you very much, your answer is very helpful. My daughter's teacher is obviously not a native speaker...
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