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Old 20-Jan-2006, 09:07
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Default Asking a question on the colour of an object...

Please excuse for asking this stupid question.
Could you please advise me on possible ways of asking a question about the colour of an object? Something confuses me...
0. My father bought a green coat
How to ask a simple question, meaning "What colour was the coat he bought?"
1. What colour coat did he buy? (as if he bought some "colour coat")
2. What colour of coat did he buy? (as if he bought a colour)
3. A coat of what colour did he buy? (seems to be precise, but is it correct?)
4. What colour did he buy a coat? (?)
5. What colour did he buy a coat of? (???)
6. Of what colour did he buy a coat? (this should be wrong)
8. He bought a coat of what colour? (?)
7. ???
Thank you in advance for all your comments.

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