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Sjlee430 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Please help!!

I need help on this grammar question:

Are what's name and what in name right in grammar or not?

Please help!! Thank you!!
  

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Hello Sjlee, No, I'm sorry, neither of those phrases are correct. What's your name, what's his name, what's the name of that thing... those are all correct.

  • Hello Sjlee, No, I'm sorry, neither of those phrases are correct.
  • What's your name, what's his name, what's the name of that thing...
  • those are all correct.
  • There are some expressions that are mild explatives - like What in the name of heaven is going on in here?
  • - but what are you trying to say with the "what in name" one?
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Hello Sjlee,

No, I'm sorry, neither of those phrases are correct.

What's your name, what's his name, what's the name of that thing... those are all correct.

There are some expressions that are mild explatives - like What in the name of heaven is going on in here? - but what are you trying to say with the "what in name" one?

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