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Which one is correct?
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3MMM
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Which one is correct?
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Hi everybody, would you please help me with this issue:
Which question is the right form?
What �s this letter? / What �s this room? / What �s this word?
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What letter is this? / What room is this? / What word is this?
Thanks in advance for your help. |
4 Nov 2010
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libertybelle
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We were taught that What �s is spoken English and What is - is written English.
If you �re writing and you want to quote someone, then you can write:
Tony asked, What �s this letter doing here?"
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4 Nov 2010
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3MMM
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Thanks for your help, but what I meant is which one comes first, the noun or the verb!!
What is this letter? OR What letter is this?
Thanks again... |
4 Nov 2010
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almaz
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As Dawn says, both are fine, but if you need to get down to the nitty-gritty, remember that the verb in each case is copular (�identify� this letter etc) but ask the same questions using �which�. It seems awkward in the first examples but works perfectly well in the second. Why do you think this is?
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4 Nov 2010
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3MMM
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Thanks a lot Almaz, Dawn and Liberty Belle For your help. |
5 Nov 2010
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