What does she do?

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A: What does she do?B: She touches her horse.I have seen the conversation and I think it should be A: What is she doing?B: She is touching or patting her horse.This conversation is natural and correct, I think.What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much in advance.

Avangi · Accepted Answer

I agree with you. Actually, the question is not natural.

You could ask, "What does she do?" and reply "She kicks the horse."

But if she's grooming/patting/feeding/saddling etc. the horse, the question should be, "What is she doing?"

I really can't imagine a horse owner saying, "I'm touching my horse."
Maybe, "Don't you dare touch my horse!"

Anonymous · Answer

Thank you so much and could you tell me how this one, "What does she do?" and reply "She kicks the horse." is okay to use? I think "What does she do?" means what her job is, not the act. What do you think? Thank you so much as always and have a good day.

Avangi · Answer

"Do" has many uses.

I tried to interpret this "conversation" as it was presented:
A. What does she do?
B. She touches her horse.
This sounded to me like one of those kindergarten or first grade exercises. "See Spot run!"
I thought the class was perhaps being shown a picture of the lady and her horse.
The exercise seemed to be focused on the difference between the simple present tense and the continuous tense.
How about, "She kisses her horse!" ? This is a brief one-time act. "The lady touches the horse."
"What does the lady do in the picture?" "She kicks her horse."
If she continued to kick the horse, or "kept kicking the horse," we'd use the continuous tense: "The lady is kicking the horse."

Yes, of course "do" is often used to describe your job or vocation: "What did you do in the war, Daddy?" "What does the lady do at the farm?"

We also have, "What are you doing at the farm?" This is yet another usage of "do" --- a sort of idiom.
It means "Why are you here?" "Why did you come?" "What is your business here?"

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