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We say "Why did you come from there to here?" but we don't say "Why you came from there to here?", right?Thanks

Avangi · Accepted Answer

bassaWe say "Why did you come from there to here?" but we don't say "Why you came from there to here?", right?

Your statement is correct.

So-called "do support" is typically required in questions and negative statements.

(It may be used optionally in positive statements, for emphasis.)

Bassa · Answer

I'm sorry but I don't get this "do support".

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Dimsumexpress · Answer

bassaWe say "Why did you come from there to here?" but we don't say "Why you came from there to here?", right?

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Syntactically, this sentence sound a bit odd to my ear. Come here or go there is usually paried up in a conversation context. " Come from here to there " is not something natively said.

Choices: Why did you go from here ? Or negative consturcted, "why didn't you...?"

Why did you go from here instead of going from there?

Avangi · Answer

bassaI'm sorry but I don't get this "do support".

I stole the expression from CJ!

She works hard. Convert this positive statement to a negative statement, and then to a question.

She does not work hard. Does she work hard?

"Does" is an auxilliary verb in these sentences, but this is a special use of "do," and it can't be replaced by other auxilliaries.

My understanding is that "do support" is a grammatical term used to describe this special function of "do" in negative clauses and in questions.

She does work hard! In this sentence, "does" is used for emphasis. I don't believe that this is considered an example of "do support."

Who broke the lock on the henhouse door? (reply) I did. Not an example of "do support."

Bassa · Answer

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CalifJim · Answer

bassaWe say "Why did you come from there to here?" but we don't say "Why you came from there to here?", right?

Right. Questions (and negations) require a form of do (do, does, or did) or some other auxiliary verb.

CJ

Bassa · Answer

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Avangi · Answer

CalifJimQuestions (and negations) require a form of do (do, does, or did) or some other auxiliary verb.

Hi, CJ,

Inasmuch as I gave incorrect advice, saying that "do" cannot be replaced by a different auxilliary, would you kindly give an example of a question or negation which uses "some other auxilliary verb"?

Thanks much! - A.

CalifJim · Answer

Avangiwould you kindly give an example of a question or negation which uses "some other auxilliary verb"?

OK. Here's one:

Would you kindly give an example of a question or negation which uses "some other auxilliary verb"?

And then there's:

Have I given you an example?

And

Was he seen earlier the same day?

CJ

I didn't take your "can't be replaced" to contradict my remark at all. If it's a matter of transforming a statement like "You throw the ball" into a question, certainly the only auxiliary available for that transformation is "do".

Avangi · Answer

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