Date of birth

[Abhish]

I have recently come across a sentence which was asked in a competitive exam under the heading Error-detection.
1 What is your date of birth ?
I have read the solved paper in a book which says that it should be
2 What is the date of birth of yours?
I want to know why cannot I use pronoun your with date of birth ? Why is the first sentence wrong?
Important point is that in competitive exams,we have to follow the standard rules.We cannot use modern usage?

 

[Gillnetter]

I have recently come across a sentence which was asked in a competitive exam under the heading Error-detection.
1 What is your date of birth ?
I have read the solved paper in a book which says that it should be
2 What is the date of birth of yours?
I want to know why cannot I use pronoun your with date of birth ? Why is the first sentence wrong?
Important point is that in competitive exams,we have to follow the standard rules.We cannot use modern usage?

#1 is correct. #2 makes no sense regardless of when it may have been written. What do you mean by "modern usage"?

 

[SoothingDave]

The first sentence is correct. The second is wrong.

 

[Tdol]

Which exam is this? I have never heard the second in BrE and two AmE speakers here feel it's wrong. It may be in use in Indian English, but I cannot see any reason for marking your answer wrong- the majority of English speakers would use it. I see no good argument for saying that a regional variant is correct, if that is what it is, and an internationally standard form is incorrect. The second may be OK in India, but the first is fine in most of the English-speaking world, other than this exam.

 

[bhaisahab]

Which exam is this? I have never heard the second in BrE and two AmE speakers here feel it's wrong. It may be in use in Indian English, but I cannot see any reason for marking your answer wrong- the majority of English speakers would use it. I see no good argument for saying that a regional variant is correct, if that is what it is, and an internationally standard form is incorrect. The second may be OK in India, but the first is fine in most of the English-speaking world, other than this exam.

I don't think it's correct in Indian English.

 

[Odessa Dawn]

Where were you born? I was born in 1999? Do they make sense?
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[Chicken Sandwich]

Where were you born? I was born in 1999? Do they make sense?

***** NOT A TEACHER *****

No. Do you see why?

 

[Odessa Dawn]

No, I don’t. Because I have more questions than answers.
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[Odessa Dawn]

***** NOT A TEACHER *****

No. Do you see why?

If I am not mistake, you mean that I had better write when instead of where since I put a set date in the answer.

 

[Odessa Dawn]

Where Were You Born, Obama?

What controversy? Anyone who relies solely on MSM outlets (and most conservative outlets) may not even know that Obama has, to this day, not authorized the state of Hawaii to release his Certificate of Live Birth -- the "long form" -- to prove that he is a "natural born citizen" (NBC), a Constitutional requirement of all presidents.
More: http://townhall.com/columnists/dianawest/2008/12/12/where_were_you_born,_obama/page/full/

Where being used for place of birth. Excellent! When you write I must listen to you, Chicken Sandwich. Thank you.