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Tenacious Learner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
What did they do? vs What did they all do?
Hi teachers,
If the answer is, 'They walked to the park and had a picnic.
What's the difference in these two questions? Does 'all' only emphasize the pronoun, 'they'?
a) What did they do?
b) What did they all do?
Thanks in advance.
If the answer is, 'They walked to the park and had a picnic.
What's the difference in these two questions? Does 'all' only emphasize the pronoun, 'they'?
a) What did they do?
b) What did they all do?
Thanks in advance.
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Tenacious Learner What's the difference in these two questions? b) presumes that all of them did the same thing. But, as you put it, 'all' simply emphasizes 'they' in this example.
- Tenacious Learner What's the difference in these two questions?
- b) presumes that all of them did the same thing.
- But, as you put it, 'all' simply emphasizes 'they' in this example.
- CJ
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Tenacious LearnerWhat's the difference in these two questions?b) presumes that all of them did the same thing.
But, as you put it, 'all' simply emphasizes 'they' in this example.
CJ
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Hi Jim,
Thanks for your help. 'All' is a pronoun too, isn't it?
TL
Thanks for your help. 'All' is a pronoun too, isn't it?
TL
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Tenacious Learner'All' is a pronoun too, isn't it?I believe some books say that. Yes. I believe it's also called a determiner and 'the universal quantifier'.
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CalifJimLabels aren't really very important.Hi Jim,
I agree with that!
TL
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