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What do you think the answer is? What do you think is the answer?
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ttuffl
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What do you think the answer is? What do you think is the answer?
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I �m confused. Would anyone help me? Are both of these questions are acceptable ? If not, which is correct?
1. What do you think the answer is? 2. What do you think is the answer?
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29 Jul 2014
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lewisronaldc
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Both are grammatically correct. Most native speakers I know prefer; What do you think the answer is? For me, it is a smoother flowing question. |
29 Jul 2014
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redcamarocruiser
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I agree. It depends on the intonation, too.
What do you think THE ANSWER is? (normal, asking for the answer to a question).
What do YOU think the answer is? (emphasizes the other person, could be criticizing him, but not necessarily)
What do you THINK is the answer? (sounds emphatic, emphasizes the other �s person �s thinking) Imagine a parent saying this in an irritated or exasperated tome of voice when asked if the teen can do something that the parent feels completely ourtof the question, like when a 14 year old asked her Dad if she could go unaccompanied to Woodstock, a big outdoor concert in the 60s, with her boyfriend.
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30 Jul 2014
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Leo212
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I agree most with redcamarocruiser. |
30 Jul 2014
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Mariya-ye
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I think the 1st one is correct - the question is in the fist part with the aux. verb " do" - so further there is a direct order of words. |
30 Jul 2014
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crm923
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Both are grammatically correct and used by us native speakers, depending on the situation.
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30 Jul 2014
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ttuffl
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Thank you all for the kind answers !!! |
30 Jul 2014
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rilum
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THE FIRST IS THE CORRECT. YOU MAKE THE QUESTION ONLY ONCE, THE SECOND PART OF THE QUESTIONS BECOMES AN AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE.
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30 Jul 2014
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Nandel
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The first is the correct question because it �s an indirect question. The second part is always in the affirmative form. |
30 Jul 2014
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Tere-arg
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Hi, Only the first one is grammatically correct.
Who is that man? => Do you know who that man is?
Where does she live? => Does anybody know where she lives?
You can read more under "indirect questions". IQ are used to make the question more formal/polite.
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31 Jul 2014
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