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Strange about "Are these questions correct?"



yanogator
United States

Strange about "Are these questions correct?"
 
I didn �t find an opportunity to "Post a reply" to this request, so I �ve started a new topic for that purpose. Here are the questions:
 

1 � Why the title of the song is �the Scientist�?

2 � What the science has in common with love?

3 � What other title you�d give to the song?

4 � Why the insistent sentence: �nobody said it was easy�?

5 � Why the singer has �to go back to the start�?

1 � What is really love for you?

 
You �re right that the questions are not correct. The problem is mostly that they don �t use correct question word order, and sometimes don �t have a necessary auxilliary verb.
 
1 - Why is the title of the song "The Scientist"?
2 - What does science (not "the science") have in common with love?
3 - What other title would you give the song?
I don �t understand #4, so I can �t correct it.
5 - Why does the singer have "to go back to the start"?
1 - What is love for you, really?
 
Bruce

4 Mar 2010      





MarianaC
Argentina

I �d say #4 is
Why is the phrase "Nobody said it was easy" constantly repeated?

4 Mar 2010     



MarianaC
Argentina

Sorry, I �m not a native speaker, but I think I can help you anyway...
Do not forget to turn on the dvd recorder, please.=She reminded me to turn on the dvd recorder. OK
It was me. I turned on the dvd recorder.=She admitted that she HAD turned on the dvd recorder./ She admitted having turned on the DVD recorder.
Ok, I will turn on the dvd recorder.=She agreed to turn on the dvd recorder. OK
Turn on the dvd recorder now!=She ordered me to turn on the dvd recorder immediately. OK
Hope it helps!


4 Mar 2010     



colibrita
United Kingdom

As a native speaker it seems more natural to word the first question as "Why is the song called "The Scientist"?  Also, "what does (the word) love mean to you?"

Just thought i �d share my thoughts

HTH

4 Mar 2010     



colibrita
United Kingdom

Or "what does love really mean to you" is another option

4 Mar 2010