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Vincent Teo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Wh question - what

Can I say in this way using "what":

1 What wounded the bear?
- An arrow wounded the bear.
  

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Vincent Teo Can I say in this way using "what": Yes, you can say that. Vincent Teo 1 What wounded the bear? The question is about the subject of the sentence.

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  • Vincent Teo Can I say in this way using "what": Yes, you can say that.
  • Vincent Teo 1 What wounded the bear?
  • The question is about the subject of the sentence.
  • The 'wh-word' is in the subject's position.
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Vincent TeoCan I say in this way using "what":
Yes, you can say that.
Vincent Teo1 What wounded the bear?
The question is about the subject of the sentence. The 'wh-word' is in the subject's position.
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can we use any other pattern of sentence to ask question?
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Vincent Teocan we use any other pattern of sentence to ask question?
For example?

I am not sure what sort of patterns you have in your mind, but I suppose, we could say "What wounded the bear?" in passive voice like this: What was the bear wounded by? / By what was the bear wounded?





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