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Chloee Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

QUESTION FORMATION

1. For who was the most difficult?
2. Do you think they will/would ever play again?

Please, correct the mistakes.
Thank you!
  

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1. I'm not exactly sure what you mean. Are you trying to ask who had the most difficulty doing something?

— Mr Wordy

  • 1.
  • I'm not exactly sure what you mean.
  • Are you trying to ask who had the most difficulty doing something?
  • " is actually a grammatically correct sentence as it stands, but it requires "for" to have a fairly unusual literary meaning that I'm guessing you didn't intend.
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1. I'm not exactly sure what you mean. Are you trying to ask who had the most difficulty doing something?

"For who was the most difficult?" is actually a grammatically correct sentence as it stands, but it requires "for" to have a fairly unusual literary meaning that I'm guessing you didn't intend.

2."Do you think they will ever play again?"
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Yes, I wanted to ask who had the most difficulty doing something.
Is ''Who was this most difficult for?'' possible?

Thank you.
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ChloeeIs Who was this most difficult for? possible?
Yes, it's possible. I find "Who found this the most difficult?" slightly more elegant.

Regarding your second question: "Do you think they will/would ever play again?". In my reply I said that you should use "will". In most cases this is true. However, "would" is needed when the sentence is us
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