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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
"How would you" VS "would you..."
1 font 01 b 00 How would you like the chance to see Harry Potter's creator, J.K. Rowling? If you could ask her ANY question - what would it be? 02 b 02 font 02 br
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00 1) what's the function of "how" here? 02 br
00 2) if I wrote (as I would have done) " 00 Would you like the chance 01 font 00 02 font 00 ...", would the meaning be different? 02 br
00 Thanks. 0230href http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/bluepeter/content/articles/2007/05/29/harry_potter_feature.shtml
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00 (from: 01 a 05 0 00 02 a 00 ) 02 br
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00 Two questions: 02 br
00 1) what's the function of "how" here? 02 br
00 2) if I wrote (as I would have done) " 00 Would you like the chance 01 font 00 02 font 00 ...", would the meaning be different? 02 br
00 Thanks. 0230href http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/bluepeter/content/articles/2007/05/29/harry_potter_feature.shtml
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0 Hi, 02 br 02 br 00 How would you like to do something? = How much would you like to do something? ") 02 br 02 br 00 Would you like to do something?
- 0 Hi, 02 br 02 br 00 How would you like to do something?
- = How much would you like to do something?
- ") 02 br 02 br 00 Would you like to do something?
- (This is more or less the same, but it's just a simple question that you could answer with "yes" or "no") 02 br 02 br 00 I'm not 100% sure, but that's what I learned 05 0 010id 1
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0 Hi, 02 br
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00 How would you like to do something? = How much would you like to do something? ("much" is usually left out, so you get "How would...") 02 br
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00 Would you like to do something? (This is more or less the same, but it's just a simple question that you could answer with "yes" or "no") 02 br
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00 I'm not 100% sure, but tha
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00 How would you like to do something? = How much would you like to do something? ("much" is usually left out, so you get "How would...") 02 br
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00 Would you like to do something? (This is more or less the same, but it's just a simple question that you could answer with "yes" or "no") 02 br
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00 I'm not 100% sure, but tha
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0 " 01 i 00 Would you ...? 02 i 00 " calls for a yes or no answer, whereas " 01 i 00 How would you ...? 02 i 00 " allows an open answer. 02 br
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00 Would you like that served? Yes please. 02 br
00 How would you like that served? With a cherry on top. 02 br
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00 Would you like to interview the queen? Of course I would.
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00 Would you like that served? Yes please. 02 br
00 How would you like that served? With a cherry on top. 02 br
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00 Would you like to interview the queen? Of course I would.
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Hi, Bokeh,
Thanks for taking the time to answer my post, but I needed something different. I'm fine with your examples. I know what, for instance, "How would you like your steak done?" means and what the possible answers are. However, I'm still not clear about the sentence I posted.
That's what I read : "How would you
Thanks for taking the time to answer my post, but I needed something different. I'm fine with your examples. I know what, for instance, "How would you like your steak done?" means and what the possible answers are. However, I'm still not clear about the sentence I posted.
That's what I read : "How would you
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Would you like the chance to see Harry Potter's creator, J.K. Rowling? (yes/no)
How would you like the chance to see Harry Potter's creator, J.K. Rowling? (I'd like it a lot.)
How would you like the chance to see Harry Potter's creator, J.K. Rowling? (I'd like it a lot.)
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