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Aldona 777
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Friends, could you help...
What �s there in the kitchen? or
What �s in the kitchen?
What institutions are THERE in this building?
or just
What institutions are _ in this building?
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29 Dec 2009
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redcamarocruiser
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"What �s in the kitchen" is correct for asking students to name the objects in the kitchen (blender, stove, microwave etc).
What institutiions are there = what institutions exist (is ok, if you are asking for a list of entities that have offices in the building. Feels to me like the questioner already has a group of possible entities in mind that have already been discussed).
What institutions are in this building is a more straightforward way to ask for the same information.
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29 Dec 2009
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Zora
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"What is there in a kitchen?" - is also correct. It is an implied version of "What objects/things are there in the kitchen?" - we know what the "is" is referring to.
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29 Dec 2009
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yanogator
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But don �t use the contraction. Say "What is there in a kitchen?", not "What �s there in a kitchen?" This is because the stress is on the word "is", which can �t be done if it is in a contraction.
Bruce |
30 Dec 2009
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