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Arismae Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

"What"

Hi, I'm not a native English speaker,
so I'm wondering if its okay to start a sentence with the word "what"
I know it's used to ask questions but how about in a statement?

Ex.
what dreams serve in human culture.......
  

Top answer

In an exclamatory or declamatory sentence it is possible. "What dreams I had! " There is not enough of your sentence to tell whether it makes sense.

— GPY

  • In an exclamatory or declamatory sentence it is possible.
  • "What dreams I had!
  • " There is not enough of your sentence to tell whether it makes sense.
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In an exclamatory or declamatory sentence it is possible.

"What dreams I had! What great plans!"

There is not enough of your sentence to tell whether it makes sense.
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What I meant to say was....
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arismaestart a sentence with the word "what"
Yes, that's possible. The grammatical pattern called a pseudo-cleft can start a sentence:

What you need is a warm coat.
What they forgot was the spoon.
What Jake wanted was a sports car.

CJ
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CalifJimThe grammatical pattern called a pseudo-cleft can start a sentence:
Thanks for that information, teacher.
CalifJimWhat you need is a warm coat.What they forgot was the spoon.What Jake wanted was a sports car.
Could you please tell me what other things we could use in that structure? For, can we say these, please?
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LaboriousWhat you need is to go there.
This is the only one of the three that's possible.

CJ
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