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Pretty3
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I need help
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Hi,
I need your help please.
Which better question to ask about nationality :
What is your nationality ?
or
what nationality are you ?
Which better question to ask about job:
What is your occupation?
or what do you do ?
Regards,
Pretty |
7 Apr 2012
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shmiskeen
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Hi Pretty,
What is your nationality? I think you are Saudi.
What do you do? / What �s your job/ occupation? is also OK.
Best regards.
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7 Apr 2012
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Pretty3
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In their student �s book , it is written What nationality are you ?
I �m surprised!!! |
7 Apr 2012
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ascincoquinas
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Hi Pretty!
1st question- both are correct:
what nationality are you? or what �s your nationality?
http://www.real-english.com/reo/5/unit5.html
2nd question - both correct:
what �s your occupation? / what do you do? / what �s your job? / what do you do for a living?
hope this helps.
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7 Apr 2012
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fatenam
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Hi,
Of course we say: What is your nationality?
Concerning Qt 2, we may say both:
What`s your job? or
What do you do?
Best Regards. |
7 Apr 2012
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ldthemagicman
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Dear Pretty3,
In my opinion, these questions are simply different versions of the same question --- one is not �better� or �worse� than the other. They are both acceptable. Some people may prefer one to the other, but that does not make them �better�.
1) What is your nationality?
or
2) What nationality are you?
I prefer number 2, but it is not �better� than number 1.
Compare the questions above, with the questions below. They are ALL acceptable.
1) What is your age? What is your profession? What is your Level in English?
2) What age are you? What profession are you? What Level in English are you?
I�m a teacher. What do you do?/What �s your occupation?/What �s your job?/What do you do for a living?
These are all also normal conversation questions. One is not �better� than the other. The speaker chooses to ask the question that he/she prefers to use.
Les
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7 Apr 2012
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Urpi
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Very surprised to find out that it is acceptable to ask What age are you or what�s your age.. I thought the only possibility to ask about age was How old are you? So is it also acceptable the answer:
My job is a teacher?
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7 Apr 2012
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fernucha
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Dear Pretty,
I don�t think that the answer "My job is a teacher" will be correct.
"I �m a teacher" sounds much more natural.
Bye! |
7 Apr 2012
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PhilipR
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Q: What �s your nationality? = What nationality are you?A: I �m Argentinian (or I �m from Argentina)
Q: What do you do? = What �s your job? A: I �m a teacher.
(To me What�s your occupation? sounds overly formal)
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7 Apr 2012
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carinita
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Noo you aren �t PhilipR ... I am Argentinian  |
8 Apr 2012
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