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SuperESL Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
What nature of......?
Are the questions below phrased correctly? (They may seem awkward but I am only interested in knowing if they are grammatically tenable)
"What nature of books do you like?" (reported speech: he asked what nature of books you liked)
"What nature of friends are the two of you?" (reported speech: she wishes to know what nature of friends the two of you are)
"What nature of motives does such a horrendous act call on?" (reported speech: the book asks what nature of motives such a horrendous act calls on)
"What nature of food should people with this disease avoid?" (reported speech: I asked the doctor what nature of food people with this disease should avoid)
Thank you for your help!
"What nature of books do you like?" (reported speech: he asked what nature of books you liked)
"What nature of friends are the two of you?" (reported speech: she wishes to know what nature of friends the two of you are)
"What nature of motives does such a horrendous act call on?" (reported speech: the book asks what nature of motives such a horrendous act calls on)
"What nature of food should people with this disease avoid?" (reported speech: I asked the doctor what nature of food people with this disease should avoid)
Thank you for your help!
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Hi, Do you realize that a native speaker would not say 'What nature of . . ' in such questions?
- Hi, Do you realize that a native speaker would not say 'What nature of .
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- Clive
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Hi,
Do you realize that a native speaker would not say 'What nature of . . . ' in such questions?
Clive
Do you realize that a native speaker would not say 'What nature of . . . ' in such questions?
Clive
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These sentences may be lexically correct, but I would be at a loss trying to comprehend what the question "nature of X" is asking.
"Nature of" applies to abstract, rather than concrete nouns.
"Nature of" applies to abstract, rather than concrete nouns.
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