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Yellowstarstruck Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Position of often
1. What is the food you often eat? The food I often eat is pizza.
2. What is the drink you often drink? The drink I often drink is coffee.
3. What is the subject you often study? The subject I often study is social studies.
4. What is the sport you often play? The sport I often play is soccer.
5. What is the tv show you often watch? The tv show I often watch is Seinfeld.
6. What is the restaurant you often go to? The restaurant I often go to is McDonalds.
7. What is the book you often read? The book I often read is Harry Potter.
Just a question about the positioning of often? For eg
1. What is the food you eat often? The food I eat often is pizza.
2. What is the food you often eat? The food I often eat is pizza.
Does it matter where you place often in the sentence or question?
Thanks Fulvio
2. What is the drink you often drink? The drink I often drink is coffee.
3. What is the subject you often study? The subject I often study is social studies.
4. What is the sport you often play? The sport I often play is soccer.
5. What is the tv show you often watch? The tv show I often watch is Seinfeld.
6. What is the restaurant you often go to? The restaurant I often go to is McDonalds.
7. What is the book you often read? The book I often read is Harry Potter.
Just a question about the positioning of often? For eg
1. What is the food you eat often? The food I eat often is pizza.
2. What is the food you often eat? The food I often eat is pizza.
Does it matter where you place often in the sentence or question?
Thanks Fulvio
Top answer
I'll let others talk about 'often', but I want to mention that the questions just don't sound natural. I think they would be better expressed as: What food(s) do you often eat? What sport(s) do you often play?
- I'll let others talk about 'often', but I want to mention that the questions just don't sound natural.
- I think they would be better expressed as: What food(s) do you often eat?
- What sport(s) do you often play?
- What types of book do you often read?
- The use of the tends to imply the superlative: What is the food you most often eat?
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I'll let others talk about 'often', but I want to mention that the questions just don't sound natural. I think they would be better expressed as: What food(s) do you often eat? What sport(s) do you often play? What types of book do you often read?
The use of the tends to imply the superlative: What is the food you most often eat?
The use of the tends to imply the superlative: What is the food you most often eat?
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Thanks Philip. Would the below be unnatural also? My guess is you probably won't hear people say it this way often.
1. Who is the singer you like best?
2. What is the food you like best?
3. What is the best movie you have ever seen?
4. What is the country you want to visit most?
5. What is the sport you play most often?
Fulvio
1. Who is the singer you like best?
2. What is the food you like best?
3. What is the best movie you have ever seen?
4. What is the country you want to visit most?
5. What is the sport you play most often?
Fulvio
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Thanks Philip! Can you please check these. Are they natural and is the grammar correct?
1. What is the food you like best? The food I like best is pizza.
2. What is the drink you like best? The drink I like best is coffee.
3. What is the subject you most often study? The subject I most often study is social studies.
4. What is the sport you most often play? The sp
1. What is the food you like best? The food I like best is pizza.
2. What is the drink you like best? The drink I like best is coffee.
3. What is the subject you most often study? The subject I most often study is social studies.
4. What is the sport you most often play? The sp
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