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aloga
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Give a question for the underlined words:
"She started focusing on this idea."
And my question is: Is it absolutely necessary to include on in the question or not?
Thanks a lot, Ana |
20 Feb 2013
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MoodyMoody
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Yes, on is necessary in this sentence. For the question, it depends on the context. The most natural-sounding question is "What did she start focusing on?" However, to appease the grammar police in formal settings, I would use "On what did she start focusing?" Supposedly you shouldn �t end a sentence with a preposition. Never mind that the second answer sounds pretentious and unnatural. |
20 Feb 2013
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aloga
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First of all, thanks.
Second, there is no context, it �s just a grammatical exercise in "Selectividad". The students are requested to give a question, that �s all.
They should always include on in the question, beginning or end, is that right?
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20 Feb 2013
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Zora
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Actually, the �on � is necessary because of �focus �, but not because it �s a question. In fact, �on this idea � is a phrase which can come at the beginning or end:
On this idea, she started focusing. OR She started focusing on this idea.
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