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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

What COLOUR is your eyes?

If we ask the question with the stress on the second word then is this question correct-What COLOUR is your eyes?

  

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Hi, It's OK, but you need to say 'are' instead of 'is'. Clive

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Hi,
It's OK, but you need to say 'are' instead of 'is'.

Clive
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Stress doesn't change the fact that your eyes is the subject, and the verb must agree with it in number, so are is required.
You can say, however, What is the colour of your eyes?
CJ
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you may also say;

what color do your eyes have?
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Hi,
you may also say;

what color do your eyes have?

Definitely not where I live. Where do you live?

Clive
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I guess you can also say "What color are your eyes?"
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Hi,
I said that already.
Clive
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TO clive,
what color do your eyes have?

Is it wrong to say that? Is it grammatically incorrect? Is it even illogical? Just asking dude,,just a curious passerby here.
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Anonymouswhat color do your eyes have?

Is it wrong to say that?
It is wrong to say it that way. A typical (and grammatically correct) way to ask that question is "What color are your eyes?"
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Hi,
TO clive,
what color do your eyes have?

Is it wrong to say that? Is it grammatically incorrect? Is it even illogical? Just asking dude,,just a curious passerby here.

I appreciate your comment.
I avoided saying it was grammatically incorrect or illogical. The previous poster said 'you may say it . . . ', and my point was 'Don't say th
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