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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
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If you ask a foreign tourist, for example at an airport or a hotel, where the person is from, which of the following examples is the most common one?
And which is gramatically incorrect?
(1) Where are you from?
(2) Where did you come from?
(3) Where have you come from?
(4) Where do you come from?
And which is gramatically incorrect?
(1) Where are you from?
(2) Where did you come from?
(3) Where have you come from?
(4) Where do you come from?
Top answer
Hi, If you ask a foreign tourist, for example at an airport or a hotel, where the person is from, which of the following examples is the most common one? #1, and then #4. They focus exclusively on the present.
- Hi, If you ask a foreign tourist, for example at an airport or a hotel, where the person is from, which of the following examples is the most common one?
- #1, and then #4.
- They focus exclusively on the present.
- And which is gramatically incorrect?
- Just looking at the words in these sentences rather than the intended meaning in the context, they are all correct grammar.
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Hi,
If you ask a foreign tourist, for example at an airport or a hotel, where the person is from, which of the following examples is the most common one? #1, and then #4. They focus exclusively on the present.
And which is gramatically incorrect? Just looking at the words in these sentences rather than the intended meaning in the context, they are all correct g
If you ask a foreign tourist, for example at an airport or a hotel, where the person is from, which of the following examples is the most common one? #1, and then #4. They focus exclusively on the present.
And which is gramatically incorrect? Just looking at the words in these sentences rather than the intended meaning in the context, they are all correct g
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All are grammatically correct, but have different meanings:
(1) Where are you from? -- asking about native country.
(2) Where did you come from? -- asking for the most recent place, not the home country.
(3) Where have you come from? -- Asking for the most recent place, not the home country.
(4) Where do you come from?
(1) Where are you from? -- asking about native country.
(2) Where did you come from? -- asking for the most recent place, not the home country.
(3) Where have you come from? -- Asking for the most recent place, not the home country.
(4) Where do you come from?
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Mister MicawberAll are grammatically correct, but have different meanings:
(1) Where are you from? -- asking about native country.
(2) Where did you come from? -- asking for the most recent place, not the home country.
(3) Where have you come from? -- Asking for the most recent place, not the home country.
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You can answer either 'Germany' or 'Moscow', but neither would be considered by the questioner to be your homeland, necessarily. Questions #2 and #3 are asking for previous location, not native country.
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Sorry. I mistyped in my last post.
Below is the correct message.
If I fly from Germany to the US through Moscow and someone asks me the question (2) or (3) in the US, then
I should answer 'Moscow'. Is that what you mea
Below is the correct message.
If I fly from Germany to the US through Moscow and someone asks me the question (2) or (3) in the US, then
I should answer 'Moscow'. Is that what you mea
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I suppose I misread your mistyping. Anyway, I mean what I wrote:
You can answer either 'Germany' or 'Moscow', but neither would be considered by the questioner to be your homeland, necessarily. Questions #2 and #3 are asking for previous location, not native country.
You can answer either 'Germany' or 'Moscow', but neither would be considered by the questioner to be your homeland, necessarily. Questions #2 and #3 are asking for previous location, not native country.
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