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Liveinjapan Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

What is it? / What is there?

There is a book in the box.

The question form of the above sentence is:

What is there in the box?
What is it in the box?

Are both correct?

Thanks
LiJ
  

Top answer

My try: You can use both of them but by saying "it", I feel that you indicate us that there is an object in it beforehand.

— Doll

  • My try: You can use both of them but by saying "it", I feel that you indicate us that there is an object in it beforehand.
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My try:

You can use both of them but by saying "it", I feel that you indicate us that there is an object in it beforehand.
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LiveinjapanThere is a book in the box.

The question form of the above sentence is:

What is there in the box?
What is it in the box? This sounds quite awkward.

Are both correct?

Thanks
LiJ
Another choice. What's in the box?
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Thanks, Doll, Philip.

What's in the box?

I understand this structure.

LiJ
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