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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
questions about question form sentence. help!
I have many issues with subject verb agreement when the sentence is a question form. For examples:
1) Have you eaten today?
2) Did you eat my pizza?
3) What do the frogs say?
4) What does the dog say?
In #1 why is it "eaten" not "eat"?
In #2 why is it "eat and not "eaten"?
In #4 is not "says"
I have tried to search the text books but unable to get clear explanation. If the subject is too complicated to explain then please point me to the right reference/topic to get the answer.
Please help.
1) Have you eaten today?
2) Did you eat my pizza?
3) What do the frogs say?
4) What does the dog say?
In #1 why is it "eaten" not "eat"?
In #2 why is it "eat and not "eaten"?
In #4 is not "says"
I have tried to search the text books but unable to get clear explanation. If the subject is too complicated to explain then please point me to the right reference/topic to get the answer.
Please help.
Top answer
#1 is present perfect ( have + past participle) verb form. #2 is simple past ( did + dictionary verb form for questions) #4 is simple present ( do/does + dictionary verb form for questions). The third person -s appears in the operator, do (does) , not in the main verb.
- #1 is present perfect ( have + past participle) verb form.
- #2 is simple past ( did + dictionary verb form for questions) #4 is simple present ( do/does + dictionary verb form for questions).
- The third person -s appears in the operator, do (does) , not in the main verb.
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#1 is present perfect (have + past participle) verb form.
#2 is simple past (did + dictionary verb form for questions)
#4 is simple present (do/does + dictionary verb form for questions). The third person -s appears in the operator, do (does), not in the main verb.
(Edited to fix the error that the next Anonymous post mentions.)
#2 is simple past (did + dictionary verb form for questions)
#4 is simple present (do/does + dictionary verb form for questions). The third person -s appears in the operator, do (does), not in the main verb.
(Edited to fix the error that the next Anonymous post mentions.)
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Oops! No-- mental slip; it should read dictionary form, as with the present form question. Now I must go back into my previous post and fix my mistake before other readers are confused by it.
Sorry.
Sorry.
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