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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Usage of How
Hello,
I'm editing some test questions and I keep running across sentences like the following that seem wrong to me but I can't justify making a change to it simply because its not what I'm used to.
"How is the best way to get your files to your team members?"
It seems to me like How needs to be followed by a noun usually the subject of the sentence. Something like this "How can you get your files to team members in the best way?" Is there some grammatical rules that govern the usage of how?
Thanks,
Joe
I'm editing some test questions and I keep running across sentences like the following that seem wrong to me but I can't justify making a change to it simply because its not what I'm used to.
"How is the best way to get your files to your team members?"
It seems to me like How needs to be followed by a noun usually the subject of the sentence. Something like this "How can you get your files to team members in the best way?" Is there some grammatical rules that govern the usage of how?
Thanks,
Joe
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Hi, You seem to have a pretty good understanding of this. " You might expect an answer like: "Email". ", you might get an answer like ''Fast" (ie Q - How is it?
- Hi, You seem to have a pretty good understanding of this.
- " You might expect an answer like: "Email".
- ", you might get an answer like ''Fast" (ie Q - How is it?
- ) Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
You seem to have a pretty good understanding of this.
Say it as "What is the best way to get your files to your team members?" You might expect an answer like: "Email".
For a rather unlikely question like "How is the best way to get your files to your team members?", you might get an answer like ''Fast"
(ie Q - How is it? A - It's fast.)
Best wis
You seem to have a pretty good understanding of this.
Say it as "What is the best way to get your files to your team members?" You might expect an answer like: "Email".
For a rather unlikely question like "How is the best way to get your files to your team members?", you might get an answer like ''Fast"
(ie Q - How is it? A - It's fast.)
Best wis
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It seems to me to be something said mistakenly, as if the speaker meant to say "What is the best way ... ?" I don't find it to be grammatically correct, but wait for others to comment as well.
CJ
Edit: OK, I see Clive has also answered while I was fussing with my post.
CJ
Edit: OK, I see Clive has also answered while I was fussing with my post.
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