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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
What class are you in school
Does "what class are you in school?" sound natural? Or, should I say "In what class are you in school?"
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What/Which class are you in at school? "Which" is more polished in formal English; "What" would be common colloquially. Generally speaking, "In which ...
- What/Which class are you in at school?
- "Which" is more polished in formal English; "What" would be common colloquially.
- Generally speaking, "In which ...
- " is more formal that "Which ...
- " sounds stilted and unnatural even in formal English.
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What/Which class are you in at school?
"Which" is more polished in formal English; "What" would be common colloquially.
Generally speaking, "In which ... ?" is more formal that "Which ... in?", and similarly for other prepositions, but in this case "In which class are you at school?" sounds stilted and unnatural even in formal English.
"Which" is more polished in formal English; "What" would be common colloquially.
Generally speaking, "In which ... ?" is more formal that "Which ... in?", and similarly for other prepositions, but in this case "In which class are you at school?" sounds stilted and unnatural even in formal English.
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