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“What keeps him going?” vs. “What does him keep going?” [duplicate]
Why is the grammatical structure of "What keeps him going?" right? I got a bit confused over this, when I realized that this structure fundamentally contradicts the basic rule I teach my students: ...
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“Why you no…?” or “What that no…?” — are those grammatically correct? [closed]
Why you no come?
Why you no talk English?
Why you no have a girlfriend?
What kind of English are these sentences? Are these types of sentences grammatically correct?
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Interrogative sentences without auxiliary verbs and declarative sentences with auxiliary verbs [duplicate]
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Is it OK to add a question mark to show inflection?
Sometimes, auxiliary verbs or helping verbs are not present in some interrogative sentences in some specific contexts ...
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“How does he does/do that?” [closed]
How does he does that?
How does he do that?
Which one is correct? This type of sentence sounds a little odd because of two do/does in a single statement. Is there an alternative which has ...
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Why do we use 'did' with questions using the simple past tense?
Where did you go last night?
Where went you last night?
Is there a reason we say the first of the previous two sentences as opposed to the last one?
I know the second sentence is ...
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Why is there no form of “do” in questions of the type “who knows?”
I'm wondering whether expressions like the ones below are correct or not. I've seen them several times but they don't seem to follow the typical grammatical structure.
Who comes? (instead of ...
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Why do we invert word order when asking a question?
What's the difference between an inverted question and a normal-order question?
Why invert? Is there a reason or a benefit?
I love you?
Do I love you?
