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- 24-May-2005, 10:20 #1
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Answering a question with a question Is the below question and answer incorrect because a question has been answered with a question - if not then how else is it incorrect?
“Is John ill? He’s lost a lot of weight.”
“Yes, he is rather slender these days, isn’t he?”
- 24-May-2005, 16:25 #2
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Re: Answering a question with a question
- 24-May-2005, 16:27 #3
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Re: Answering a question with a question Tag question is sometimes used for asking agreement.
- 24-May-2005, 17:06 #4
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Re: Answering a question with a question A question can answer a question- tag questions, rhetorical questions...
- 24-May-2005, 17:22 #5
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Re: Answering a question with a question Like vicious circle.
- 25-May-2005, 08:34 #6
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Re: Answering a question with a question Isn't it just?
- 01-Jun-2005, 12:27 #7
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Re: Answering a question with a question O.K. so I don't get it - have been thinking about it for days. Is there any other way that the original question and / or answer is incorrect?
- 01-Jun-2005, 18:33 #8
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Re: Answering a question with a question Your question has been answered here:
http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=12519
- 02-Jun-2005, 06:00 #9
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Re: Answering a question with a question Dandelion,
You are an absolute STAR! Thank you!!!
- 02-Jun-2005, 17:46 #10
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Re: Answering a question with a question Dandelion used to have many stars but someone has stole them all. Dandelion will be glad to see you give him/her a star.
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