Alexey86
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This thread is inspired by Tarheel's reply here:
It caught my attention because we would put hardware right after powerful in Russian. Likewise, we can turn "He likes very strong coffee" into "How strong coffee does he like?" and "He can run very long distances" into "How long distances can he ran?"
Are these variants correct?
How strong does he like coffee?
How long can he ran distances?
Are questions phrased as How + adj + object + verb + subject + verb always incorrect?
How powerful hardware do you need on your computer?
( https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/287831-How-powerful-hardware-do-you-need-on-your-computer )How powerful do you need the hardware on your computer to be?
It caught my attention because we would put hardware right after powerful in Russian. Likewise, we can turn "He likes very strong coffee" into "How strong coffee does he like?" and "He can run very long distances" into "How long distances can he ran?"
Are these variants correct?
How strong does he like coffee?
How long can he ran distances?
Are questions phrased as How + adj + object + verb + subject + verb always incorrect?