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Hanuman_2000 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Rhetorical questions

Hello,
I have to change the rhetorical question into assertive sentences.
1. Who can touch pitch without being defiled?
A. No one can touch pitch without being defiled.

2. Why waste time in reading trash?
A. You should not waste time in reading trash.
B. No one should waste time in reading trash.

3. Who knows/cares?
A. No one/Nobody knows.

4.What difference does it make?

A. It does not make any difference.
B. It makes no difference.

5.How can I help it?

A. I can not help it.

6. How should I know?

A. I should not know.

7. What should I say?

A. I should not say anything.

Are these correct?

Could anyone help me about rhetorical question?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

hanuman_2000 6. A. I should not know.

— Mister Micawber

  • hanuman_2000 6.
  • A.
  • I should not know.
  • hanuman_2000 7.
  • A.
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hanuman_20006. How should I know?A. I should not know.
hanuman_20007. What should I say?A. I should not say anything.
I don't know what to say.

Your other sentences are OK.
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Sir,

Thanks for you kind help.

You have corrected the #7 one, but no comment about #6 one.

Is #6 correct?

Thanks.

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It is the same correction for both sentences.

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I would say the the meaning of the rhetorical question "How should I know?" is usually simply "I don't know" (with the suggestion of "there's no reason why I should know.).

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