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Tenjing Posted 12 years ago
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please help me with my understanding.

Is this sentence correct?
A. Why do you think he shouldn't have called mean?
Here the question 'WHY' is for 'you think' OR for 'he shouldn't have called her' OR for both??
  

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tenjing A. Here the question 'WHY' is for 'you think' OR for 'he shouldn't have called her' OR for both? Not both certainly, but it could be either—context will tell.

— Mister Micawber

  • tenjing A.
  • Here the question 'WHY' is for 'you think' OR for 'he shouldn't have called her' OR for both?
  • Not both certainly, but it could be either—context will tell.
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tenjingA. Why do you think he shouldn't have called mean?Here the question 'WHY' is for 'you think' OR for 'he shouldn't have called her' OR for both?
Not both certainly, but it could be either—context will tell.
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A. Who do you think you are?here the whoo is the subject of 'you are.'
B. Who do you think was elected president? Here who is the subject of 'was elected'.
C. Why do you think he was sad? Here the question why is for 'you think ' or for'he was sad'. Is it why do you think or why was he sad?
Are these sentences correct?
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tenjingA. Who do you think you are?here the whoo is the subject of 'you are.'
Or the complement, perhaps.
tenjingB. Who do you think was elected president? Here who is the subject of 'was elected'.
Yes.
tenjingC. Why do you think he was sad? Here the question why is for 'you think ' or for'he was sad'
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