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Guest
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Thu, 16 Sep 04 09:08 AM
I have a problem with a word order (verb and adjective) in the following sentences:
What interesting do you find about this book? (1)
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What do you find interesting aboutthis book?(2)
What particularly interesting were you doing yesterday?(3)
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What were you doing particularly interesting that you think was interesting?(4)
Please, help me.
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Mister Micawber
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Thu, 16 Sep 04 03:33 PM
I find these to be natural expressions:
What do you find interesting about this book? (2a)
What were you doing (that was) particularly interesting yesterday? (4a)
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Guest,
5 yr 67 days ago
thank you for help. I conclude that adjectives come after predicate in what- type questions.
Referring to this rule, sentence:
What do you think interesting about the book you are reading?
should be correct, should'nt be.
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Mister Micawber
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Thu, 16 Sep 04 11:37 PM
Yes, it is. Because it sounds a bit formal on the tongue, the spoken sentence would more likely be:
'What do you think is interesting about the book you are reading? '
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