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Venus78
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Grammar question
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Hi everyone,
How do you make this sentence a question:
- Barack Obama is the 44th president of the US.
beside form: Who �s the 44th president of the US?( I want to have Obama in the question. I don�t know how exactly describe what question I�m looking for. The answer to the question I´m looking for is : He�s the 44th. )
Thanks and have a nice day 
Venus
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21 Oct 2009
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Venus78
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Thanks lady bird and zoemorosini, but those are not the answer I �m looking for.
The answer to the question I �d like to know would be : He �s the 44th.
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21 Oct 2009
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eng789
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There are many presidents that came before Obama. What number is he?
American Presidents are remembered in the order they served in office so what number is Obama? |
21 Oct 2009
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lode57
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Or you could say "George Washington was the 1st President of the United States. What about Obama? |
21 Oct 2009
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Venus78
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Thanks everyone for your kind replies, but there �s only one question I �m looking for.
It �s very hard to explain it but just to give you an idea of what I need here �s a question (I know it �s wrong)
What in row is obama the president of the US? He �s the 44th.
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21 Oct 2009
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eng789
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Since Presidents are numbered, what number is Obama? |
21 Oct 2009
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Kisdobos
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That �s a great Q, really made me think! We actually do have a question word for this in Hungarian: "Hanyadik?" which means "Which ordinal number?" The answer to this would be: "44th." Finally I called an American friend of mine, and after 10 minutes of discussing, we concluded that it �s near impossible to say this exact meaning in English. We could express something similar with a longer circumscription, like: "Where in the sequence of presidents does Obama stand" "Where does Obama come in the line of presidents?" Bless up! |
21 Oct 2009
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Venus78
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kisdobos
Thanks a lot , It actually made me think a lot too, we do also have a same question word for that "chandomin?" which also means which ordinal number. But I didn �t know hot to put in English.
I think that �s a great to ask the question, Thanks again.
Thanks Silke , I didn �t know how to explain what I meant. I changed the post when I saw the responses and tried to make myself clear!!,lol
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21 Oct 2009
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Kate (kkcat)
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hmmm...ok let see. How about this one: What number president is Obama? Hmm...sounds weird but lol maybe it �s correct 
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21 Oct 2009
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zoemorosini
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Maybe: "In which place in the order of Presidents does Obama stand?"
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21 Oct 2009
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