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Seefeel Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Using 'anybody'
Hello, I live in Asia.
We love to simplify the English that we use to a point we don't even know the base form of the question/sentence anymore.
For this reason, I'd like to ask if the sentences below are correct. You can give your comments by stating if they are gramatically correct or gramatically incorrect but still being spoken/used in our daily life.
Anybody wants beer ?
Thank you.
We love to simplify the English that we use to a point we don't even know the base form of the question/sentence anymore.
For this reason, I'd like to ask if the sentences below are correct. You can give your comments by stating if they are gramatically correct or gramatically incorrect but still being spoken/used in our daily life.
Anybody wants beer ?
Does anybody want to drink beer ?
Anybody buying anything ?
Didn't anybody buy anything ?
Is anybody there ?
Anybody there ?
Are there anybody there ?
Is there anybody there ?
Thank you.Top answer
The dropping of initial do, does, is, and are is a characteristic of very casual speech, but the rest of the sentence has to be grammatically consistent with that process. Anybody wants beer ? (There's no base sentence this can come from because both of the following are wrong.
- The dropping of initial do, does, is, and are is a characteristic of very casual speech, but the rest of the sentence has to be grammatically consistent with that process.
- Anybody wants beer ?
- (There's no base sentence this can come from because both of the following are wrong.
- Does anybody wants beer?
- Is anybody wants beer?
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The dropping of initial do, does, is, and are is a characteristic of very casual speech, but the rest of the sentence has to be grammatically consistent with that process.
Anybody wants beer ?
(There's no base sentence this can come from because both of the following are wrong.
(There's no base sentence this can come from because both of the following are wrong.
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