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Stevenukd Posted 19 years ago
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- Dear Teachers,

1. What's your favorite kind of animal?

2. What's your favorite animal?

- These are the same meaning, right? and which one is more common?

Thanks very much to Teachers,

Stevenukd.
  

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Hi, They are not the same. When we talk about types of animals, we talk about animal families such as vertebrates, invertebrates, mammal, insects, etc... Best, Hoa Thai

— Hoa Thai

  • Hi, They are not the same.
  • When we talk about types of animals, we talk about animal families such as vertebrates, invertebrates, mammal, insects, etc...
  • Best, Hoa Thai
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Hi,

They are not the same. When we talk about types of animals, we talk about animal families such as vertebrates, invertebrates, mammal, insects, etc...

Best,
Hoa Thai

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In my opinion, both of those questions mean the same thing.

During a normal conversation, my response would be the same for each question:

Question: "What's your favorite animal?" Answer: Dogs.
Question: "What's your favorite kind of animal?" Answer: Dogs.
Question: "What's your favorite type of animal?" Answer: Dogs.

Both ways are perfectly fine. #2 would prob
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SliderIn my opinion, both of those questions mean the same thing.

During a normal conversation, my response would be the same for each question:

Question: "What's your favorite animal?" Answer: Dogs.
Question: "What's your favorite kind of animal?" Answer: Dogs.
Question: "What's your favorite type of animal?" Answer: Dogs.

Both ways are
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Hoa ThaiHi,

You are right! In daily conversation, people do not even think of protozoa, or echinoderms; but dogs, cats, etc...
However, if asked, "What's your favorite kind of animal?", they could answer, "four-legged kind" - right?

Best,
Hoa Thai
You could indeed! But I would say "four-legged animals" or "four-legged ones" inst
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Hoa Thai - they could, or they could even say, as I have heard people say "Ones that belong to other people."
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Stevenukd1. What's your favorite kind of animal?

2. What's your favorite animal?

- These are the same meaning, right? and which one is more common?

If the question were put by someone with a special interest in fauna, I would myself find a slight difference here, and take #1 to mean "What's your favourite group of animals?",
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Hoa ThaiHi,

They are not the same. When we talk about types of animals, we talk about animal families such as vertebrates, invertebrates, mammal, insects, etc...

Best,
Hoa Thai


I tend to agree with Hoa. True, in normal conversation, most people will get the bulk meaning of the questions. But if we dissect the questions,
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