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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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What are the possible/natural questions for this sentence?
- Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States.
The below options are mine. Which ones are not natural/correct?
1- How many presidents have preceded Obama?
2- How many presidents went before Obama?
3- Which president count does Obama have?
4- Which president is Obama in chronological order?
5- Where in the order of US presidents is Barack Obama?
6- Where in the order of US presidents does Barack Obama fall?
7- Where does Obama stand in the line of presidency?
8- Where does Obama fall in the sequence of US presidents?
9- Where does his presidential term fall in the order of presidency?
10- In the list of American presidents, which number is Barack Obama?
11- What's the chronological number of Obama as a president of America?
12- What number president is Obama?
13- What stand position does Obama hold in the sequence of US presidents?
14- After how many presidents was Obama elected?
- Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States.
The below options are mine. Which ones are not natural/correct?
1- How many presidents have preceded Obama?
2- How many presidents went before Obama?
3- Which president count does Obama have?
4- Which president is Obama in chronological order?
5- Where in the order of US presidents is Barack Obama?
6- Where in the order of US presidents does Barack Obama fall?
7- Where does Obama stand in the line of presidency?
8- Where does Obama fall in the sequence of US presidents?
9- Where does his presidential term fall in the order of presidency?
10- In the list of American presidents, which number is Barack Obama?
11- What's the chronological number of Obama as a president of America?
12- What number president is Obama?
13- What stand position does Obama hold in the sequence of US presidents?
14- After how many presidents was Obama elected?
Top answer
1- How many presidents have preceded Obama? Natural. The answer is 43.
- 1- How many presidents have preceded Obama?
- Natural.
- The answer is 43.
- 2- How many presidents went before Obama?
- Natural.
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1- How many presidents have preceded Obama? Natural. The answer is 43.
2- How many presidents went before Obama? Natural. The answer is 43.
3- Which president count does Obama have? No.
4- Which president is Obama in chronological order? OK. J
2- How many presidents went before Obama? Natural. The answer is 43.
3- Which president count does Obama have? No.
4- Which president is Obama in chronological order? OK. J
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Anonymous12- What number president is Obama?This is the only attested form I know of from personal experience, believe it or not.
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AnonymousIt's informal, isn't it?Yes. I suppose the formal version is something like one of yours:
What (numerical) position does Obama [hold/occupy] in the sequence of US presidents?
Nevertheless, I've never heard it.
CJ
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Anonymous12- What number president is Obama?In everyday English I think this is a good solution to this perennial question.
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