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EyeSeeYou Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Omission in informal dialogues

If I were to use omissions in questions, which one(s) would be correct here?


A) You had a good day yesterday?

B) You have a good day yesterday?

  

Top answer

EyeSeeYou A) You had a good day yesterday? This has no omission. People sometimes put a question in the form of a statement and make it a question with their tone.

  • EyeSeeYou A) You had a good day yesterday?
  • This has no omission.
  • People sometimes put a question in the form of a statement and make it a question with their tone.
  • EyeSeeYou B) You have a good day yesterday?
  • This one omits the initial "Did".
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EyeSeeYouA) You had a good day yesterday?

This has no omission. People sometimes put a question in the form of a statement and make it a question with their tone.

EyeSeeYouB) You have a good day yesterday?

This one omits the initial "Did". This is common in informal speech.

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