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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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What is (there) in your room?

0Hello everyone,02br
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00which one is correct (when asking about what someone keeps/has in their room):02br
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001. What is in your room?02br
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002. What is there in your room?02br
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00I'd use 2...02br
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00(There is a computer, a wardrobe, a bed etc. in my room)02br
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00...but when I google it, I find only 16 pages, all of them "non-native: pages about English language.02br
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00Thanks for your help.0-
  

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0 1. sounds more natural in most circumstances but I wouldn't say 2 is really incorrect. 0-

— Nona the brit

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  • sounds more natural in most circumstances but I wouldn't say 2 is really incorrect.
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0 1. sounds more natural in most circumstances but I wouldn't say 2 is really incorrect. 0-
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0Some there is/are questions:02br
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00Imagine this:02br
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00I 'm visiting my friend, he's standing in the door of his room and doesn't want to let me in. I catch a glimpse of something strange behind his back inside the room.02br
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00Is "What is there in your room?" the appropriate question?0
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01) In this circumstance I'd say that most native speakers would ask 'What's that in your room?'02br
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002) Not sure, as you say yourself, neither is really a good option.0-
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0 "What's that in your room?" would only be used when referring to something specific. I think the most common questions are "what's in your room?" and "what do you have in your room?"0-
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