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Nor Priest Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Is this question grammatically constructed ?

Is the question below grammatically constructed ?


'At least, how many people are in the party ?'

I have no idea how to put 'at least' in other place in the sentence.

For example, can I make a sentence like this ?

'How many people is the least in the party ?' or 'How many people is in the party at least ?'

I think starting a sentence with how much or how many is more appropriate in my opinion.
  

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-- If you are looking for the minimum possible number of party members, then no comma (and do not leave any space between last word and question mark): At lea st h ow many people are in the party? -- I see no other valid position.

— Mister Micawber

  • -- If you are looking for the minimum possible number of party members, then no comma (and do not leave any space between last word and question mark): At lea st h ow many people are in the party?
  • -- I see no other valid position.
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Is the question below grammatically constructed ?-- If you are looking for the minimum possible number of party members, then no comma (and do not leave any space between last word and question mark):

At least how many people are in the party?

I have no idea how to put 'at least' in other place in the sentence.-- I see no other valid position.
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at least doesn't belong in that sentence at all because how many? asks for an exact number.

-- How many people are at the party?
-- Eight.

Eight is the least number of people at the party.
Eight is the most number of people at the party.
Eight is the number of people at the party.

If you want something more approximate, you need a
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