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    Default Question format

    She wants to go there.

    Does she want to go there? or
    Want she go there?
    Are they both correct? I saw this in our grammar book.

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    Quote Originally Posted by edmondjanet View Post

    Does she want to go there? or
    Want she go there?
    Are they both correct? I saw this in our grammar book.
    Throw away that grammar book.
    Now.
    Unless of course you have mis-read 'won't she go there?

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    Default Re: Question format

    Quote Originally Posted by edmondjanet View Post
    She wants to go there.

    Does she want to go there? or
    Want she go there?
    Are they both correct? I saw this in our grammar book.
    Throw out your grammar book.

    You can form a question by inverting the verb with "have." Have you any idea how long until we get to Worcester?

    To do it with the verb "to want" will sound decidedly non-native. If you do it, however, at least the correct form of the verb: wants. Actually, just don't to it.
    I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.

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    GMTA!
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    I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.

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