0
Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

What's the question?

Hi. Please tell me what the question might be for the following answer. There were two other people before him and he was the third person to appear on the stage. Thank you in advance for your help.

"He came out third"
  

Top answer

The following are possible questions for this: What was the schedule of appearances on stage with respect to him? How was the schedule of appearances on stage handled with respect to him? How was the program scheduled with respect to his appearance?

  • The following are possible questions for this: What was the schedule of appearances on stage with respect to him?
  • How was the schedule of appearances on stage handled with respect to him?
  • How was the program scheduled with respect to his appearance?
  • Were there other people on stage before him?
  • Did other people perform before he did?
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

3 Answers
0
The following are possible questions for this:

What was the schedule of appearances on stage with respect to him?

How was the schedule of appearances on stage handled with respect to him?

How was the program scheduled with respect to his appearance?

Were there other people on stage before him?

Did other people perform before he did?

How many pe
0
This question gets asked so frequently it amazes me.

English does not have a "how manieth" form so you can guarantee "third" or "sixteenth" versus "three" or "sixteen."

Just say "What number was he?" (What number president wast Lincoln, what number was he in order of appearance, etc.)

In most cases the person will use "third" but if you did hear "three" you still have al
0
Thank you. Can you tell me if the following are correct as questions to the answer "He came out third" (as in my original post"? Thank you again in advance for your help.

In what order did he come out?
In what order of appearance did he come out?

Related Questions