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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Preposition fronting a wh-question
Is it grammatical to have
About what were you talking?
Instead of
What were you talking about?
OR In what class are you?
Instead of
What class are you in?
Prepositions infront of their objects is fine. When 'what' is a fused relative pronoun, the preposition cannot front 'what'. What about when 'what' is used as above?
Thanks
About what were you talking?
Instead of
What were you talking about?
OR In what class are you?
Instead of
What class are you in?
Prepositions infront of their objects is fine. When 'what' is a fused relative pronoun, the preposition cannot front 'what'. What about when 'what' is used as above?
Thanks
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English 1b3 Is it grammatical to have About what were you talking? Instead of What were you talking about? OR In what class are you?
- English 1b3 Is it grammatical to have About what were you talking?
- Instead of What were you talking about?
- OR In what class are you?
- Instead of What class are you in?
- Yes.
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English 1b3Is it grammatical to haveYes. It's perfectly fine.
About what were you talking?
Instead of
What were you talking about?
OR In what class are you?
Instead of
What class are you in?
English 1b3When 'what' is a fused relative pro
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