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Grammar and Linguistics > From statements to questions
From statements to questions
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chnabmourad
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From statements to questions
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How to turn this sentence into a question ? The book that she is reading is about violence. |
11 Mar 2018
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cunliffe
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Is the book that she is reading about violence? |
12 Mar 2018
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yurena19
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What is the book that she is reading about? |
12 Mar 2018
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ldthemagicman
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I agree with Lynne Cunliffe: "Is the book that she is reading, about violence?" OR "The book that she is reading: is it about violence?" Les Douglas. |
12 Mar 2018
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FrauSue
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I would use "What is the book (that) she is reading about?" or "What is the topic of the book (that) she is reading?" There is a little ambiguity in the former question - is she reading about a book, or reading a book about something? That �s why the second question might be better, depending on the context. "What �s that book about?" would be a very natural way of asking someone about what they �re reading. For the first time, I disagree with Les: You shouldn �t put a comma in the question "Is the book that she is reading about violence?" |
13 Mar 2018
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ldthemagicman
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FrauSue, You have made an excellent observation. Les Douglas |
13 Mar 2018
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yanogator
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Lynne �s question and Les �s two questions (without the comma, of course) are the only ones that change the statement into a question, as requested. The others provide a question that the statement would be the answer to, which is not the same thing. Bruce |
14 Mar 2018
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