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Newguest Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

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00"What you want to eat?" 01font00Is "what" the object in this sentence, as I'm not sure??? Where is the subject then?02font02br
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0Ah, such things confuse me too but I will try to give an idea. " is the correct grammar to me. To find the object and subject, you should turn the sentence into a positive one.

— Doll

  • 0Ah, such things confuse me too but I will try to give an idea.
  • " is the correct grammar to me.
  • To find the object and subject, you should turn the sentence into a positive one.
  • 02br 02br 00You want to eat an apple.
  • So, according to this sentence, "You" is the subject and apple, that is "what", is the object.
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0Ah, such things confuse me too but I will try to give an idea. 02br
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00"What do you want to eat?" is the correct grammar to me. To find the object and subject, you should turn the sentence into a positive one. 02br
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00You want to eat an apple. So, according to this sentence, "You" is the subject and apple, that is "what", is the object. 02
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0OK. Thanks Doll, I think you're right!0-
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0 Yes, Doll, it still works. (Thanks for the photos of Bursa - a truly beautiful spot.) 0-
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0 you want something-1 = subject, verb, object of 'want'.02br
00something-1 = (for you) to eat something-2 = (01i00for...to...02i00 structure; 01i00for02i00 component implied)02br
00you = understood subject (matches subject of main clause), 02br
00eat = verb, 02br
00something-2 = object of 'eat'02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10 you want something-1 = subject, verb, object of 'want'. 12br
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10something-1 = (for you) to eat something-2 = (11i10for...to...12i10 structure; 11i10for12i10 component implied)12br
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10you = understood subject (matches subject o
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