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Mabdel
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Dear collegues
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Hi all !hope you �re doing well. Just wanna ask for help.
is it correct to say " What is oilve oil rich in?" speaking about vitamins...
Thanks a lot in advance. I do really appreciate your help. |
30 Aug 2010
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Laly59
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Hi dear Mabdel, it�s correct like this: In what is rich olive oil?. I think I �m not wrong |
30 Aug 2010
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denkmal
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Hi Mabdel,
"What is olive oil rich in?" is perfectly right. |
30 Aug 2010
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Mabdel
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Thanks a lot Laly.So kind of you. Many thanks also goes to Adorable stexstme and Denkmal. I think you �re right. but There may be other ways of saying it. let�s wait for natives .Thanks again. I do really appreciate your help. |
30 Aug 2010
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franknbea
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Hi Mabdel,
Nothing wrong with the original phrase. It �s perfectly allright to say "What is olive oil rich in?"
Regards
Frank |
30 Aug 2010
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almaz
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Mabdel,
If you �re looking for an answer along the lines of "Olive oil is rich in Vitamin E/monounsaturated fats", then your question is fine. I think we can forget the syntactical somersaults involved in trying to obey the old-fashioned injunction against ending a sentence with a preposition (no offence intended, Laly).
If you �re uncomfortable with your original question (although there �s no reason why - it has the same structure as "What is Paris Hilton famous for?" with the obvious difference that there is a positive answer to your question) you could always change it to "Olive oil is rich in which vitamins?" if you �re looking for a specific answer.
I �m quite sure the forum denizens can come up with even better alternatives.
All the best,
Alex
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30 Aug 2010
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yanogator
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I agree with Alex, except I would say "nutrients" instead of "vitamins", to be less restrictive in the acceptable answers.
That �s how I see it.
Bruce |
30 Aug 2010
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libertybelle
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What is olive oil rich in - is correct - because the answer would be
Olive oil is rich in mono unsaturated fats.
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30 Aug 2010
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Laly59
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I�m not offended by that, what I said it because my native speaker did say it so, of course, in the context that has written Mabdel.
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31 Aug 2010
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It sounds a bit ...weird.
