T thehammer Member Joined Mar 20, 2023 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India May 17, 2023 #1 I can't form the following sentence in 'a/the' right way. Could you please help me? 1- In/among/of what species are males stronger than female?
I can't form the following sentence in 'a/the' right way. Could you please help me? 1- In/among/of what species are males stronger than female?
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK May 17, 2023 #2 thehammer said: I can't form the following sentence in 'a/the' the right way. Could you please help me? 1- In /among/of what which species are the males stronger than the females? Click to expand... Your opening sentence is unnatural, even with the correction. Say "I'm having trouble constructing the following sentence ...". Your main question is going to elicit a very long answer.
thehammer said: I can't form the following sentence in 'a/the' the right way. Could you please help me? 1- In /among/of what which species are the males stronger than the females? Click to expand... Your opening sentence is unnatural, even with the correction. Say "I'm having trouble constructing the following sentence ...". Your main question is going to elicit a very long answer.
T thehammer Member Thread starter Joined Mar 20, 2023 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India May 17, 2023 #3 emsr2d2 said: Your opening sentence is unnatural, even with the correction. Say "I'm having trouble constructing the following sentence ...". Your main question is going to elicit a very long answer. Click to expand... Hello, why is it wrong to use 'what'?
emsr2d2 said: Your opening sentence is unnatural, even with the correction. Say "I'm having trouble constructing the following sentence ...". Your main question is going to elicit a very long answer. Click to expand... Hello, why is it wrong to use 'what'?
T Tarheel VIP Member Joined Jun 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States May 17, 2023 #4 I might have said: "Please help me form the following sentence "
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England May 17, 2023 #5 You'll get a much shorter list if you ask 'In which species are females stronger than males?
B Barque Banned Joined Nov 3, 2022 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language English Home Country India Current Location Singapore May 17, 2023 #6 thehammer said: Hello, why is it wrong to use 'what'? Click to expand... "Which" suits the context better. I suppose you could ask "What species have males that are stronger than females?" but that isn't the usual way to ask the question. It isn't just a question of grammar. It's also a question of what sounds normal and customary.
thehammer said: Hello, why is it wrong to use 'what'? Click to expand... "Which" suits the context better. I suppose you could ask "What species have males that are stronger than females?" but that isn't the usual way to ask the question. It isn't just a question of grammar. It's also a question of what sounds normal and customary.
F falcaraz01 New member Joined Apr 10, 2023 Member Type English Teacher Native Language French Home Country France Current Location France May 17, 2023 #7 Which species has stronger males than females?
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England May 17, 2023 #8 falcaraz01 said: Which species has stronger males than females? Click to expand... That question implies that you know there is only one such species, falcaraz01 — otherwise, you need have.
falcaraz01 said: Which species has stronger males than females? Click to expand... That question implies that you know there is only one such species, falcaraz01 — otherwise, you need have.
F falcaraz01 New member Joined Apr 10, 2023 Member Type English Teacher Native Language French Home Country France Current Location France May 17, 2023 #9 Rover_KE said: That question implies that you know there is only one such species, falcaraz01 — otherwise, you need have. Click to expand... That's very true! I didn't think about that! Agreed. It should indeed read: which species have stronger males than females.
Rover_KE said: That question implies that you know there is only one such species, falcaraz01 — otherwise, you need have. Click to expand... That's very true! I didn't think about that! Agreed. It should indeed read: which species have stronger males than females.