[Grammar] project 2 - sentence

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tom3m

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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?

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What do you think is wrong with it?
 

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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?
or
What is the colour of your hair?
 

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