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Belinda Chen Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

When

1. When would be the good time for us to visit?

2. When would it be the good time for us to visit?

3. When will be the best moment for us to announce the good news?

4. When will the best moment for us to announce the good news be?

I think 2 and 4 are correct; 1 and 3 are wrong since "when" can not be used as Subject. Not sure if I am right. Thanks in advance.
  

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1. When would be the good time for us to visit? Not quite: When would be a good time for us to visit?

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  • When would be the good time for us to visit?
  • Not quite: When would be a good time for us to visit?
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  • When would it be a good time for us to visit?
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1. When would be the good time for us to visit?
Not quite: When would be a good time for us to visit?
The subject is "time."

2. When would it be a good time for us to visit?
#1 is better.

When will the best moment be for us to announce the good news be?
Better: When will the is best moment for us to announce th
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AlpheccaStars1. When would be the good time for us to visit? Not quite: When would be a good time for us to visit?The subject is "time."2. When would it be a good time for us to visit?#1 is better.When will the best moment be for us to announce the good news be?Better: When will the is best moment for us to announce the good news?
Thanks for the reply.
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The first sounds most natural to me. "Would" is used more than "will." It is more polite.

When would be a good time for us to visit? (Answer: A good time would be on Tuesday afternoon.)
When would it be a good time for us to visit? (Answer: It would be on Tuesday afternoon.)
When would a good time for us to visit be? (Answer: A good time would be on Tues
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AlpheccaStarsThe first sounds most natural to me. "Would" is used more than "will." It is more polite.When would be a good time for us to visit? (Answer: A good time would be on Tuesday afternoon.)When would it be a good time for us to visit? (Answer: It would be on Tuesday afternoon.)When would a good time for us to visit be? (Answer: A good time would be on Tuesday afte
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Belinda ChenIf the subjects are a good time in both sentences, why the position are different? One is after Be verb ; the other is after Auxiliary verb ( would).
There are two possible positions. With "be" at the end of a long sentence, it is harder for the listener to parse, so we change the order.

If you avoid "when" the question can be written (in
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I see~there are two possible position so I could so I can say the sentences in two ways:

When will his album be released?
When will be his album released?

When will your flight be?
When will be your flight?

are they all correct?
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No, because in the first case, you have a lexical verb (not just the copula "be"), and in the second case, the sentence is very simple.
The only correct versions are:
When will his album be released?
When will your flight be?
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Thank you so much or the reply!
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