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Joe Learn Posted 12 years ago
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Which sentence is correct? Both or only the first?

How many surgeries did you do in medical school?
How many surgeries you did in medical school?
  

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Only the first is correct. However, if you want to use just "did," you could re-arrange the words: You did how many surgeries in medical school? This would normally be used when seeking a clarification or confirmation (the bold words would be emphasized verbally): Jack: I did a dozen surgeries at Hopkins.

— Doctor D

  • Only the first is correct.
  • However, if you want to use just "did," you could re-arrange the words: You did how many surgeries in medical school?
  • This would normally be used when seeking a clarification or confirmation (the bold words would be emphasized verbally): Jack: I did a dozen surgeries at Hopkins.
  • John: You did how many surgeries in medical school?
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Only the first is correct.

However, if you want to use just "did," you could re-arrange the words:
You did how many surgeries in medical school?
This would normally be used when seeking a clarification or confirmation (the bold words would be emphasized verbally):
Jack: I did a dozen surgeries at Hopkins.
John: You did how many surgeries in medical school?
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