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Teal lime Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Who is it?
Situation:
Someone is knocking on your door. Is it correct to ask "Who is it?"
By the way, is it "to knock at your door" or "to knock on your door"?
Thank you.
Top answer
teal lime Someone is knocking on your door. " Yes. That's the standard question in that situation.
- teal lime Someone is knocking on your door.
- " Yes.
- That's the standard question in that situation.
- teal lime is it "to knock at your door" or "to knock on your door" Either one is fine.
- ) If you check out Google's Ngrams, you learn the curious fact that "knock at my door" used to be more common until 1970.
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teal limeSomeone is knocking on your door. Is it correct to ask "Who is it?"
Yes. That's the standard question in that situation.
teal limeis it "to knock at your door" or "to knock on your door"
Either one is fine. (I say 'on'.)
If you check out Google's Ngrams, you learn the curious fact that "knock at my
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