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Vincent Teo Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

subjunctive mood

Which is correct?

1 Q1 : Mum, what are you cooking (tonight/ today)?
A1: Rice with fish curry.

2 Q2: What do you cook, mum? (should I capitalised "mum"?)
A2: Rice with fish curry.

3 Q3: What are we having for lunch, Mum?
A3: Rice with fish curry.

4 Q4: Mum, what food will we eat today?
A4: Rice with fish curry.

5 Q5: What will we eat today, Mum?
A5: Rice with fish curry.
  

Top answer

#2 is not something I'd ever say in this situation. You can say, "what do you cook [in general] when you have guests", but not "what do you cook right now". All of your questions are fine in terms of grammar, although #4 is unlikely (#5 is better in that sense).

— Xerxes

  • #2 is not something I'd ever say in this situation.
  • You can say, "what do you cook [in general] when you have guests", but not "what do you cook right now".
  • All of your questions are fine in terms of grammar, although #4 is unlikely (#5 is better in that sense).
  • Also, in this situation, "Mum" is indeed capitalized.
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#2 is not something I'd ever say in this situation. You can say, "what do you cook [in general] when you have guests", but not "what do you cook right now".

All of your questions are fine in terms of grammar, although #4 is unlikely (#5 is better in that sense).

Also, in this situation, "Mum" is indeed capitalized.
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None of your sentences involves the subjunctive mood.
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