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    Default project 2 - sentence

    In my brother's workbook Project 2 I found this sentence:

    What colour hair have you got?


    I don't think it's correct. Am I right?

    Thank you in advance

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    Default Re: project 2 - sentence

    What do you think is wrong with it?
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    Default Re: project 2 - sentence

    I do not understand the position of the word 'colour'. I have never encountered it used this way.

    I'd say the sentence would be better like this:

    What colour of hair have you got?
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    What is the colour of your hair?

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    Default Re: project 2 - sentence

    What colour is your hair?
    What is the colour of your hair?
    What colour hair have you got?
    What colour hair do you have?

    They are all correct.
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    Default Re: project 2 - sentence

    And "What colour of hair have you got" is not correct.
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