Which sounds natural/ unnatural

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Please evaluate each of the following sentences in terms of how natural/ unnatural it is when someone says it while talking about their school schedule.

1. What subjects do you study on Monday?
2. What subjects do you study on Mondays?

3. What subjects do you have on Monday?
4. What subjects do you have on Mondays?

5. I study science, math and music.
6. I have science, math and music.

7. We have math on Monday.
8. We have math on Mondays.

Wilpeter · Accepted Answer

'Have' would be my preference, since not every subject (such as music) requires study as much as practice.  'Mondays' would be my preference, since you mean not just next Monday.

Seagull · Answer

Thank you very much, wilpeter.
I understand.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

seagull1. What subjects do you study on Monday? 2. What subjects do you study on Mondays?

To me, these are about the same. The plural (Mondays) emphases the repetition.
But it means that you study these subjects on a particular day. That is, you do your reading and homework. Your classes might be on a different day.

seagull3. What subjects do you have on Monday? 4. What subjects do you have on Mondays?

These refer to actual classroom attendance. "Have" = attend classes.

"Study" = studying activities: reading, practicing, etc. outside the classroom lectures.

This is American English. British English might use the verbs slightly differently.

Seagull · Answer

Thank you very much indeed, AlpheccaStars.
I learned a lot from you, especially the difference between 'have' and 'study' in this situation.

Fivejedjon · Answer

AlpheccaStarsThis is American English. British English might use the verbs slightly differently.

I (British) would use them in the same way.

Which sounds natural/ unnatural

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