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- What do or what does? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
In "What do does a baby Range Rover and Altoids have in common?" the subject of the composite verb "do does have" is "a baby Range Rover and Altoids", which is plural
- Do it versus do that - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
do that is most used when there's a very specific action in question do that can also be used to contrast two different actions, e g "Do that and not this " As a general imperative, prefer do it With the two examples you give above, I strongly prefer the do this variation, as an instance of my second point (we're talking about a specific action)
- Do you really answer How do you do? with How do you do?
I would feel insulted if someone responded to my "How do you do" with another "how do you do" If you dont mean to ask people how they are doing, then hello, goodmorning, etc should suffice
- What we do? vs. What do we do? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
What do we do? is an interrogative sentence asking what course of action one should proceed with The first do is one of those so-called auxiliary verbs in English that are used to form questions The second do is nothing more than the main verb of the sentence For example: I've cleaned the room up, done the dishes and the laundry What do I
- How to vs. How do I - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
2 How do I always refers to yourself as the asker, or another asker if quoted or referenced e g She asked "How do I do this?" How to however does not make this distinction and can be used more flexibility For example: I said how to fix it? I said how do I fix it? These both mean different things
- Asking a question: DO or ARE? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
When should you ask a question with "do", and when with "are"? In other words, Are you going to Spain next week? Do you like Chinese food? What is the rule here? We don't sa
- Is it better to say How do I. . . or How can I. . . ? [duplicate]
"How can I do that" can be taken to mean that you didn't know you could do that, which can be asked rhetorically to imply that doing something is so against one's nature they do not believe it possible "How do I do that" implies that the speaker knows or believes it is possible, but simply lacks instruction as to procedure
- What is correct answer for the question Do you have. . . ?
Here are some good answers to the question, "Do you have money?" Yes Yes, I do Yes, I have money Yes, I have five dollars As Ustanak points out, Yes, I do have money is grammatically correct, but it is only natural when one wants to make an emphatic response To my (American) ear, the following sentence is only natural in the past tense, not in the present tense: Yes, I have Sentence 6
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