[Grammar] Question sentences

[ankku]

Do we say:

What do you get?

or

What you get?

I have seen this question written in two different ways.

 

[Raymott]

"What you get?" is not an English sentence. The other one is.

 

[Harum30]

Not a teacher

I think "What do you get?" is more appropriate. It follows the rule of present tense.

 

[Rover_KE]

Harum, please read this extract from the Forum Rules:

You are welcome to answer questions posted in the Ask a Teacher forum as long as your suggestions, help, and advice reflect a good understanding of the English language.

If you are not a teacher, you will need to state that clearly in your post.

 

[MikeNewYork]

You will see "what you get" in WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get), which is common computer slang.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think 'You get what?' is also possible.

Not a teacher.

 

[Rover_KE]

It is indeed possible, Matthew, but you need to suggest a context in which it might be used.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Is it correct to say 'When you finish the course, you get what?'

Not a teacher.

 

[Rover_KE]

It's more natural to say 'When you finish the course, what do you get?'

 

[tzfujimino]

tzfujimino: I always get σομε οραγες when I visit my grandmother's house.
Matthew: You get what?

 

[Matthew Wai]

Does it mean that such a construction is naturally used when the speaker doesn't understand what is just said to him/her?

I am surprised that tzfujimino can speak Greek.

Not a teacher.

 

[tzfujimino]

I am surprised that tzfujimino can speak Greek.

Not a teacher.

Between you and me, we've got this:
https://translate.google.com/m/translate

No, I can't. It's all Greek to me.