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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Possible questions to describe a Room

Hi teachers,
If the sentence is, 'The room was cold and dark, and there was a terrible smell in it.
Could these be appropriate questons?
a) How was the room?
b) What did the room look like?
c) What was the room like?

Thanks in advance.
  

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HI teachers, I did some reserach and these are the only ones for me: a) What did the room look like? b) How did the room look? Am I right?

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  • HI teachers, I did some reserach and these are the only ones for me: a) What did the room look like?
  • b) How did the room look?
  • Am I right?
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HI teachers,
I did some reserach and these are the only ones for me:
a) What did the room look like?
b) How did the room look?

Am I right?

TS
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Hi,

Both sets of questions are OK.

Clive
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Hi Clive,
Thank you for your reply.
One more question please. I have never understood why I can use the verb 'be' in the asnswer. Is there a reason?

a) What did the room look like?
b) How did the room look?
'The room was cold and dark, and there was a terrible smell in it.

TS
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Hi,

The answerer can just choose to answer by describing the room. eg It was dark.

What answer would you prefer?

Clive
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CliveWhat answer would you prefer?
Hi Clive,
It is fine the verb to be, because it is a description. My question is why we can't use the verb 'be' in the question too.

TS
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Hi,

For example . . . ?

Clive
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CliveFor example . . . ?
Hi Clive,
For example my original ones. Why we can't use the verb 'be' in the question, if it is in the answer.
a) What did the room look like? It was cold and dark.
b) How did the room look? It was cold and dark.

TS
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Hi,

You mean you want to say eg this?
What is the room look like?
How was the room look like?

Clive
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CliveYou mean you want to say eg this?
What is the room look like?
How was the room look like?
Hi Clive,
Thank you for your reply. Not at all.
My question is much simpler. Why do we use the verb 'be' in the answer, if there is no verb 'be' in the question.
Because we can say, 'What was his head like?', and the answer is 'his head was v
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Hi,

Can I also say, 'What was the room like? and answer, 'It was cold and dark'.

Yes, definitely.
Such questions are very,very common.

Clive
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