Meaning of "you ask"
I found the following sentence from a speech. Though, I cannot understand the meaning of the sentence, I can't construct such sentences by myself. Therefore, I would really appreciate it if someone could tell me what type of construction this is and what are the basic steps of construction such a sentence.
How do trees do all that, you ask?
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. sentence from a speech. Yes, this is a rhetorical structure that is seldom used outside a speech.
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- sentence from a speech.
- Yes, this is a rhetorical structure that is seldom used outside a speech.
- The word order How do trees do all that, you ask?
- " As the speaker, you can say this if you know that the audience must now have this question in their mind.
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. . . sentence from a speech.
Yes, this is a rhetorical structure that is seldom used outside a speech.
The word order How do trees do all that, you ask?
can also be You ask "How do trees do all that?"
As the speaker, you can say this if you know that the audience must now have this question in their mind.
Or you can say this if you jus
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