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Jeff_Mosawy Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Is this a correct sentence?

Hi. Please read the following sentence and tell me is it correct?

Which country are you living in?


Well, I have problems with these kind of sentences. I know a correct one: Who are you eating dinner with?

But I am not sure about the first one!

Thank you all.
  

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Jeff_Mosawy Which country are you living in? Correct. I suppose this is the sort of thing that concerns you: Who are you asking for?

  • Jeff_Mosawy Which country are you living in?
  • Correct.
  • I suppose this is the sort of thing that concerns you: Who are you asking for?
  • Which knife are you cutting the bread with?
  • Which box did you put the chocolates in?
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Jeff_MosawyWhich country are you living in?
Correct. I suppose this is the sort of thing that concerns you:

Who are you asking for?

Which knife are you cutting the bread with?

Which box did you put the chocolates in?

Which countries did you go to?

What did you decide on?

Who are you going to rely on?
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Exactly! My problem is sentences like those. Sometimes I can guess how should I ask them. First off, I make a simple sentence of that. For example: You are living in U.S. Here I will find out that I need an 'in ' for putting it at the end of the sentence. Then I will make the correct: Which country are you living in?

I know this will be a strange thing for you! Beucas
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Jeff_MosawyFirst off, I make a simple sentence of that. For example: You are living in U.S. Here I will find out that I need an 'in ' for putting it at the end of the sentence. Then I will make the correct: Which country are you living in?
It seems you are going about it the right way and it's working for you, so just continue in that way.
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Yes, I can see that!

The only 2 sentences that I can say them quickly:

1. Who are you eating [sth] with?

2. What are you talking about?

I can say the first one unconsciously because I am studying English with Rosetta Stone software. And it always repeat it for me.

and regarding the second one, I think it is a very very common term in Engli
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Hi!

I have the same problem with this sentences, how do I recognize when it is necessary to put the "on" "in" etc ..at the end of the sentence???does exist a specific rule?

I usually said: "with whom are you eating"?
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Hi Pamela81,

I can see your problem. I had have same problem before. I was saying: with whom are you eating? Or In which country are you living? etc.

But my problem has been solved.

As you know, my English is not good and I can't say those kind on sentences quickly as natives do. So I follow these steps:

First I make a normal sentence: You are eati
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Hi Jeff,

thanks...I do not know if it is clearer now...I would need some rule...

Anyway thank you for the effort

Best Regards

Pamela
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Hi Pamela,

Well, I do not think there are any rules about these kind of sentences.

As dear CJ had said before, natives do the same thing that I am doing for making those sentences. But they do that very quick. besides, they know English since they were child, so those sentences have been repeated maaaany times for them. So I think the best way is follow my steps. Or if you want,
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Jeff_MosawyI was saying: with whom are you eating? Or In which country are you living? etc.
You and Pamela just need to compare these:

With whom are you eating?

Who are you eating with?

About what are you talking?

What are you talking about?

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Why don't you just stick with something that flow nicely like, "where do you live?" Or, "where are you staying?" The latter is geared towards a temporary situation. Even, "where are you from," if the assumption is permanent.

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