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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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where do you think is she from?

1b00a) What do you think the idea of the story is?02b02br
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01b00b) What do you think is the idea of the story?02b02br
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01b00Are the two sentences correct?. I've learnt the second one(b) is wrong but I happen to see it most often. Why? Why doesn't the same rule apply for the following?02b02br
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01b00a) Where do you think is she from?02b02br
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01b00b) Where do you think she is from?02b02br
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01b00Thank you everybody.02b0-
  

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0The contructions in your first a and b are certainly both commonly heard. 02br 02br 00Your second set aren't exactly the same format as the sample question. " questions, and in each, both of the pairs sound okay to me:02br 02br 00What do you think her reaction will be?

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  • 0The contructions in your first a and b are certainly both commonly heard.
  • 02br 02br 00Your second set aren't exactly the same format as the sample question.
  • " questions, and in each, both of the pairs sound okay to me:02br 02br 00What do you think her reaction will be?
  • What do you think will be her reaction?
  • 02br 00What do you think is the problem?
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0The contructions in your first a and b are certainly both commonly heard. 02br
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00Your second set aren't exactly the same format as the sample question. I'm not sure, honestly, how the role of that prepositoin affects it, or whether it's the "What..?" question versus the "Where...?" question.02br
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00I can think of several parallel "What...?" quest
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0 The rule is the same for both.02br
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01i00You think the idea of the story is 01u00what02u00?02br
00 You think she is from 01u00where02u00?02i02br
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00 Move the question word to the beginning of the sentence.02br
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0 Only the first one has NOUN + is + NOUN, so only the first one has an alternate interpretation.02br
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01i00You think 01u00what02u00 is the idea of the story?02i02br
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00 Place the question word at the beginning.02br
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01i01u00What02u00 -- you think -- is the ide
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1b00a)02b00 01u00What 01b00IS02b02u00 01b01i00the idea of the story? (02i00question01i00)02i02b02br
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01b00b)02b00 01u00What do you think02u00 01b01i00the idea of the story 02i00IS01
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