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Julius_ Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
"what" in questions
Hello
I'm still having some ucertainty about the use of some words in sentences.
My question is:
Tell me about what you did last evening.
Is the use of "what" ok in this sentence?
Thanks a million
Julius_
I'm still having some ucertainty about the use of some words in sentences.
My question is:
Tell me about what you did last evening.
Is the use of "what" ok in this sentence?
Thanks a million
Julius_
Top answer
Hello, Julius. What is used correctly in the sentence you`ve mentioned - it`s a statement, not a question . It stands for 'the things you did' rather than asking a question.
- Hello, Julius.
- What is used correctly in the sentence you`ve mentioned - it`s a statement, not a question .
- It stands for 'the things you did' rather than asking a question.
- It`s the same as: Tell me about the things you did last evening.
- or What did you do last evening?
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Hello, Julius.
What is used correctly in the sentence you`ve mentioned - it`s a statement, not a question . It stands for 'the things you did' rather than asking a question.
It`s the same as:
Tell me about the things you did last evening.
or
What did you do last evening?
What is used correctly in the sentence you`ve mentioned - it`s a statement, not a question . It stands for 'the things you did' rather than asking a question.
It`s the same as:
Tell me about the things you did last evening.
or
What did you do last evening?
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Julius_Tell me about what you did last evening.It's fine. what is like what thing.
Tell me ...
what you did. (I went fishing.)
what you saw. (I saw a movie.)
what you heard. (I heard a strange noise.)
what you think. (I think English is easy to learn.)
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CalifJimTell me ...His original example had "about" th
what you did. (I went fishing.)
what you saw. (I saw a movie.)
what you heard. (I heard a strange noise.)
what you think. (I think English is easy to learn.)
what you ate. (I ate potatoes.)
what you drank. (I drank wine.)
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KooyeenIs that ok too?Where about would be acceptable without what, it's also acceptable with it. The reason I left it out was that I wanted a series of examples of what clauses and I didn't want to have to think up more complicated examples where the whatclause is preceded by a preposition.
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