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What does OR What do?
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Sanja-Rika
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What does OR What do?
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Please help me guys. Which one is correct and why? What does your father and mother do? OR What do your father and mother do? Thanks!! |
29 Jun 2015
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If you were enquiring about the father or mother �s occupation individually you would use �does � but as you are enquiring about both, i.e. �they � you should use �do �. |
29 Jun 2015
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yanogator
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It �s a compound subject, so it is "do". You can substitute "they" for "your father and mother". Bruce
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29 Jun 2015
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tareq
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Hi, I can add,if you want to say: What does your father or mother do? this is right as you looked at each one individually but if you want to say: What do your father and mother do? Then you looked at them together(plural) then you must say do
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30 Jun 2015
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