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Believer Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
what is or are
Hi,
I think normally a person would resort to using the "what is" form when asking for the nature of things hidden or couldn't be seen in plain view, but can we use the "what are" form when we know there are more than two items that are hidden or beyond our sight?
What is that you have in your hand? -- Should be used when the number of things in his hand is not known??
What are that you have in your hand? -- Can I use this when I had a prior knowledge that what is in his hand will consist of things that are more than two?
I think normally a person would resort to using the "what is" form when asking for the nature of things hidden or couldn't be seen in plain view, but can we use the "what are" form when we know there are more than two items that are hidden or beyond our sight?
What is that you have in your hand? -- Should be used when the number of things in his hand is not known??
What are that you have in your hand? -- Can I use this when I had a prior knowledge that what is in his hand will consist of things that are more than two?
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Hi, I think normally a person would resort to using the "what is" form when asking for the nature of things hidden or couldn't be seen in plain view, but can we use the "what are" form when we know there are more than two items that are hidden or beyond our sight? What is that you have in your hand? -- Should be used when the number of things in his hand is not known??
- Hi, I think normally a person would resort to using the "what is" form when asking for the nature of things hidden or couldn't be seen in plain view, but can we use the "what are" form when we know there are more than two items that are hidden or beyond our sight?
- What is that you have in your hand?
- -- Should be used when the number of things in his hand is not known??
- What are that you have in your hand?
- -- Can I use this when I had a prior knowledge that what is in his hand will consist of things that are more than two?
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Hi,
I think normally a person would resort to using the "what is" form when asking for the nature of things hidden or couldn't be seen in plain view, but can we use the "what are" form when we know there are more than two items that are hidden or beyond our sight?
What is that you have in your hand? -- Should be used when the num
I think normally a person would resort to using the "what is" form when asking for the nature of things hidden or couldn't be seen in plain view, but can we use the "what are" form when we know there are more than two items that are hidden or beyond our sight?
What is that you have in your hand? -- Should be used when the num
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