_________ is English spoken ________?

[Alison 88]

_________ is English spoken ________?

(A) Who; with
(B) Who; by
(C) Where; by
(D) Where; of

1. Is this question awkward?
2. Whih is the correct answer?


Thanks a lot.

[BobK]

1 Yes. What's wrong with the active? Think of situations where this question might be used.
2 You try first.



b

[Alison 88]

Thank you, Bobk.

This is a question of an English test at schol.

Answer (B) is acceptable in colloquial English, but the correct answer should be:

"Whom is English spoken by?" or "By whom is English spoken?"

[BobK]

Thank you, Bobk.

This is a question of an English test at schol.

Answer (B) is acceptable in colloquial English, but the correct answer should be:

"Whom is English spoken by?" or "By whom is English spoken?"

You're not wrong. But think of a real case: a journalist wants to interview someone but doesn't speak the language - he will ask 'does anyone here speak English?' The idea of a journalist in this situation saying 'By whom is English spoken here?' is faintly ridiculous - that's why I said B was awkward (a lot of situations depicted in tests like this are awkward, I know).

b