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Movo Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Omitting Do?

Hi,
Is it grammatical to say "What is he about to?" instead of "What is he about to do?"
Do they have different meanings?
Thank you.

  

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"What is he about to?" is ungrammatical. With this wording, the closest thing you can say is:

"Is he about to (do it)?"

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movoIs it grammatical to say "What is he about to?" instead of "What is he about to do?"

No.

movoDo they have different meanings?

No, because the first one has no meaning. It's wrong.

You can say, however, What is he up to? though that suggests he's acting sneaky and may do something unpleasant

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