Questions tagged [questions]
This tag is for inquiries about the grammar and phrasing of questions. (If your question is about anything else, do not use this tag.)
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It cannot do this, "can it?"
I think we can say:
Technology XY doesn't work with batteries, does it?
to ask the other person for confirmation / to ask if you're correct or not.
But how to do the same with a sentence with ...
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what do authors of negative questions think?
I would like to know how native English speakers regard the opinion of authors of negative questions. For this reason I added the sentence "You're right." to each of the following examples (...
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When auxiliary verb can be dropped in questions
There are two questions:
When do our classes finish on Tuesday?
What makes him feel amazed?
I can't wrap my mind around why does the first question have "do" as an auxiliary verb, but the ...
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yes/no answers to negative questions
I spent several hours, studying on this site and on others the topic of "yes/no answers to negative questions". Eventually, I decided to make up my own sentences on how I understood this ...
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Can "another" be preceded by "what" as in "What another factor will affect the rollout of the product?"
I've recently seen this question in an English textbook.
(One of the only two factors is........) What another factor will affect the rollout of the product?
This struck me as awkwardly sounding ...
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In interrogative sentences the adverb should come before the auxiliary verb or after it?
In interrogative sentences, the adverb should come before the auxiliary verb or after it?
For example, my friend told me "I am confused with this issue".
and I pondered whether I have to say:...
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Can you connect two questions with a comma?
I find myself doing this sometimes. Part of me questions whether it looks totally correct.
Would that be ok, what type of ticket do I need?
Should it be the crazy looking version I found on line:
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"Do" or "Does" with "any of X"? [closed]
Which is correct:
Do any of the ideas interest you?
Does any of the ideas interest you?
In one textbook, it gives 2 as an example sentence; however, in another one, I read something similar but it ...
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Double "not"s in questions starting with souldn't couldn't isn't etc
I sometimes make interrogative sentences that end up having double "not"s like,
Isn't it not that great? (I think it's not that great)
Shouldn't it not be there? (I think it shouldn't be ...
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"What do" or "what does" when using "and" or "or"?
Consider the following sentences, where X and Y represent words that the person does not understand:
What do X and Y mean?
What does X and Y mean?
What do X or Y mean?
What does X or Y mean?
From ...
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Why {are you / you are} making noise?
I always get confused between these two sentences:
Why are you making noise?
Why you are making noise?
Could anyone put light in the differences between the two?
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"Have I" or "Had I" as a teasing back question
Let's say we have a statement with questioning and passive-aggressive tone.
Let's do it this way then, as you've said that this is so convenient!
What would be the correct form to requisition the ...
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Is it correct and natural to say "what chance do you give to..."?
Could you tell me if it's correct and natural to say what chance do you give to... meaning what do you think is the chance of something happening? For example:
Person A: What chance do you give to ...
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Aren’t I? vs. Am I not?
I am a good man, aren’t I?
I am a good man, am I not?
The first sentence is often used. According to grammar books, the second sentence is also correct, but it is rarely used. Can native speakers ...
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Which is correct and why? "How can I not...?" or "How can't I...?"
How can I not know this?
How can't I know this?
Which one of the two sentences is correct? Or maybe they are both correct, but different in meaning.
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The answer to the question "where do you go to school?"
I had an English test last week and one of the questions was "Where do you go to school?" and the options were:
a) by car
b) by van
c) to Rosario
d) at Rosario
e) on foot
Clearly a, b, and ...
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"In which ocean are The Bahamas?" or "In which ocean are The Bahamas located?"
Which is more grammatically correct:
"In which ocean are The Bahamas?"
or
"In which ocean are The Bahamas located?"
Also "Where are the _____?" vs "Where are the ...
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Who did you say that to? [closed]
Are both correct? Do they mean the same?
Who did you tell (about) that?
Who did you say that to?
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How to ask "India is the seven biggest country in the world" in the form a question? [duplicate]
I want to ask a question which goes like this:
India is what biggest nation in the world?
What is the most idiomatic way of asking this question?
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Questioning with how in the middle of sentence
Which of the sentences below are correct?
And I know Congress has been engaged with some of these companies to look at how can you get more revenue back into local news.
And I know Congress has been ...
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Is this question possible?
He is going to meet someone that ( ) has fired.
If I am curious about who this ( ) is, can I use this question: "Who is he going to meet someone that has fired?"?
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Whats the difference between "Where 'you would'/'would you' like to go"?
I was wondering if you guys could help me with this. What is the difference there in
Where would you like to go?
and
Where you would like to go?
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Why is there no definite article before the noun "language"? "Do you know what language is spoken in Mexico?"
How would you explain why there is no definite article before the noun "language"?
Examples to compare the pattern with:
Do you know what the capital of Peru is?
Do you know what the ...
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Is this a rhetorical question?
Did you see what I did there?
Is this a rhetorical question? I think yes and no depending on the context like for example
He shot the ball right into the basket and exclaimed, "Did you see what ...
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Is "What say you?" the same as "what do you say"?
I was watching a detective drama and an officer says to his boss, "what say you, boss?"
Is this the same as "What do you say, boss?"
I know moving the verb forward is the old way ...
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Turning a sentence into a yes/no question
Can I transform the follwing sentence into a yes/no question in that manner:
Sentence:
the president thought that a sandwich sighed .
Yes/No question:
Has the president thought that a sandwich sighed ?...
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Turning sentences into yes/no questions [closed]
How can I turn these sentences into yes/no questions?
(a) Sally ate a sandwich .
(b) Sally and the president wanted and ate a sandwich .
(c) the president sighed .
(d) the president thought that a ...
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"For what purpose is a knife a tool?" or "For what purpose is a tool a knife?"
I tried to rephrase a sentence.
A knife is a tool fo cutting.
But in a form of question...
And the expected answer is "It is for cutting".
Is it allowed to ask a question like that?
such ...
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Does it have or has?
Generally we use "hads* with he , she , and it.
So which one is correct to say ?
Does this phone has / have xyz function ?
Does his father has / have a car ?
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What does the question imply?
What does Ron's question sound like it implies? A or B?
“Wait, you were busy and were going to reply?”
A: "Wait, you were going to reply after all? I thought you for sure missed my message”
B: &...
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Why is “okay” used as the end of a question when comforting others?
I’m curious as to why “okay” is often used at the end of a sentence when a person is trying to comfort others?
Eg. We’re gonna … , okay?
Why is this usage of “okay” often used at the end of sentences ...
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"Boy, was that class boring!" Why is "was" at the beginning when the sentence is not a question?
A: Boy, was that class boring!
B: Sure was.
As you can see sentence 'a' is not a question. So why 'was' is the first word in the sentence?
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How to correctly answer "apple or orange juice?"?
How do I answer the question: "apple or orange juice?"?
It's something I've just picked up today.
I've answered with "let's go with apple" and they corrected it "let's go with ...
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Can you put "than OO" at the end of a sentence when you say "How many times"
How many times larger than the moon is the earth?
My textbook says this is the correct answer and doesn't mention about the pattern that you put "than the moon" at the end of the sentence ...
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Asking a question without implying a desired change
I ask something like
It doesn't make sense to have X. What's the point of it?
And people will understand it as an implicit request like
X is bad and should be removed.
No one can hear your tone of ...
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Can you use "please" at the end of a question when you request information?
In a previous question, people have noted one can use "please" at the end of questions which serve as a request but not others. However, what about questions which request information? For ...
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What's the difference between 'How somebody can...'? and 'How can somebody...'?
For example:
How can she get to the bank.
or
How she can get to the bank
What's the difference? Which one is correct?
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How to replace "in which" in a question
Do the following questions convey the same meaning? If not, how can I change 1) to a standard form 2)?
1) Hemolytic disease of the newborn is a risk during a subsequent pregnancy in which ________.
2)...
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using auxiliary verb to form question after question word: be vs do
In the three example questions below, I couldn't determine which is the correct verb to use to form a question after question word. The answer to the question is " the section falls under the HR ...
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Is the same (aux + subject + verb + comp) as (verb + subject + comp)
Hi everyone excuse me if my english may fail.
I try to search about the different question types in the simple tense.
but i see if i want to ask a question i use the form aux + subject + verb + comp ...
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In “Does he have it?”, why doesn't ‘have’ agree with ‘he’?
We say "He/She has it", ie "he" or "she" which are singular is followed by "has". Similarly "they" or "you" which are plural, are followed ...
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Does he *has* a ball?
As we know, third person singular uses "has" instead of "have". But why do you say, "Does he have a ball? Yes, he has a ball."
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"what does it mean to be in love?" and "what does to be in love mean?"
Suppose we want to make a question from
To be in love means X
where X is some phrase.
People usually say
What does it mean to be in love?
What is the role of "it" here? (a dummy subject? If ...
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Which is correct? I would like to know when the delivery day is? or I would like to know when is the delivery day? [duplicate]
Which is correct?
I would like to know when the delivery day is?
or
I would like to know when is the delivery day?
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What year or Which year?
I am a bit confused between "What year or Which year" Below are some examples, although all seems correct to me. I hope someone can explain what is correct and why?
Which year is a leap year?...
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Asking open hours of the restaurant
This question has already been answered here:
How to properly ask for store hours on phone?
However, I have one question. Can I ask the question like following?
How long does the restaurant stay open?...
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Should "by" go at the beginning or the end of the question? "By what time is it due?" or "What time is it due by?" [closed]
You have to submit it by Sunday evening.
Can I make question of this sentence like the following? Which one is more natural?
By what time do we have to submit it?
What time do we have to submit it ...
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Is a negative question like "Do not you have a car?" idiomatic? [duplicate]
Is it also correct to say,
Do not you have a car?
or is the correct way the contracted form,
Don't you have a car?
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Specific question construction (couldn’t find anything on Google)
How do I ask why a person does not want a certain thing ?
If why don’t you is more like a suggestion, and why you don’t wanna…, as far as I know, is grammatically incorrect, what’s the correct way to ...
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Which sentence is right: "What length is the river " vs "What is the length of the river" [closed]
Which sentence is right?: "What is the length of the river" and "What length is the river"
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