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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

What is this?

What is this/it? -> It's a car.

How to ask about "jeans", "shorts", "glasses" etc.? -> What is this? or What are they? or What are these?

What about answer? -> They are jeans/shorts/glasses?

Thanks in advance!
  

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If you don't know what jeans or eyeglasses are, then you would probably consider them a single item and ask, What is this? The knowledgeable native answerer, however, would naturally say, They are jeans/eyeglasses . If you know they are pants but are just asking for details, you would of course ask, What kind of pants are these?

— Mister Micawber

  • If you don't know what jeans or eyeglasses are, then you would probably consider them a single item and ask, What is this?
  • The knowledgeable native answerer, however, would naturally say, They are jeans/eyeglasses .
  • If you know they are pants but are just asking for details, you would of course ask, What kind of pants are these?
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If you don't know what jeans or eyeglasses are, then you would probably consider them a single item and ask, What is this? The knowledgeable native answerer, however, would naturally say, They are jeans/eyeglasses.

If you know they are pants but are just asking for details, you would of course ask, What kind of pants are these?
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Thank you very much for your anwer.
For example I ask sb What is this? (pointing at jeans) (I know what jeans are, but I would like to know if he/she knows the meaning in English)
He she answers -> They are jeans/glasses/shorts/trousers etc.



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Then you could ask "What are these?"
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Thanks Annvan for your reply.
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