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Linian_U Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Why do question of Pres. Ind. tense have no "Do" ?
Why do question have no "Do" ?
"How many people visit your website?"
The question of Pres. Ind. tense should have "do", isn't?
For ex:
"How many people DO visit your website?"
"How many people visit your website?"
The question of Pres. Ind. tense should have "do", isn't?
For ex:
"How many people DO visit your website?"
Top answer
'Do' is used for 'yes-no' questions ( Do you smoke? Don't you know him? ) and for questions in which the '5W' word is the verb object ( How many people do you know here?
- 'Do' is used for 'yes-no' questions ( Do you smoke?
- Don't you know him?
- ) and for questions in which the '5W' word is the verb object ( How many people do you know here?
- Where does he usually sit?
- ).
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'Do' is used for 'yes-no' questions (Do you smoke? Don't you know him?) and for questions in which the '5W' word is the verb object (How many people do you know here? Where does he usually sit?).
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I don't object to Mr M's rules in the least. There is also another way to solve the problem: if an interrogative word is the subject or part of the subject, do/does/did is not used.
What happened?
What did you see?
What happened?
What did you see?
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But sentence "How many people visit your website?" has a "how", one of "5W" word.
It's Pres. Ind. tense.
So why it hasn't "do"?
It's Pres. Ind. tense.
So why it hasn't "do"?
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I understend you that
usually an interrogative sentence of a Past. indef. tense contains
" interrogative word - did - subject - verb (pres. indef.tense)"
Ex: What did you see?
If an interrogative word is the subject or part of the subject
an interrogative sentence of a Past. indef. tense contains
" interrogative word - verb (+ed, II form, p
usually an interrogative sentence of a Past. indef. tense contains
" interrogative word - did - subject - verb (pres. indef.tense)"
Ex: What did you see?
If an interrogative word is the subject or part of the subject
an interrogative sentence of a Past. indef. tense contains
" interrogative word - verb (+ed, II form, p
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Linian_U"How many people visit your website?"No, because there is no inversion of subject and verb when questioning the subject. Forms of do are only required with subject-verb inversion.
The question of Pres. Ind. tense should have "do"
[How many / Which ] people visit your website? (Subject: people)
Who visits your website?
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