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What is the right question ?



miss noor
Palestine

What is the right question ?
 
Hi,
 
Can u help me please?
 
 
What is the right question for this sentence ?
 
 
There are junk food and healthy food.
 
 
 
Is it right to say : What kinds of food are there ?
 
 
 
 
Thanks in advance,
Noor

10 Dec 2009      





priorita
Ukraine

hi, miss noor!
as for me the question is quite ok.

10 Dec 2009     



fragrance999
Saudi Arabia

yes it is ok

10 Dec 2009     



dwaikat
Palestine

Hi there,

Since there are two types of questions, in your case, two questions could be used:
 
1. Yes, no question: Is there any type of food?
 
2. Wh. question, or information question: What are the two different types of food?
 
Regards,
 
Dwaikat

10 Dec 2009     



libertybelle
United States

No it is not correct.

You can write -
There are two types of food; junk food and healthy food.
or
There is junk food and healthy food.


10 Dec 2009     



priorita
Ukraine

the native speaker is almost always right... thank you, libertybelle. the question was correct, wasn´t it, libertybelle? but if the original sentence was wrong, where have you taken it, miss noor? 

10 Dec 2009     



alkwassir
Yemen

The  sentence has a slight problem as the word food is not used in plural so as liberty said
you say
there is ...... etc
 
on the other hand, the question you wrote is extremely right.
 
Hey Priorita, please note that English is no more a specific country or area properity. It is a worldwide language. So the so said " the native speaker is always right is no longer right.
 
Best Regards
 
Smile

10 Dec 2009     



uatike
Turkey

Then....what is the question?......Libertybelle?
 
Food is uncountable...so we must use "is" in the question. I agree with you...but the question form?
 
"What type of food is there?"......is it okay???

10 Dec 2009