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[stevenukd]

Dear Teachers,

1a. Are you awake now?
1b. Are you awake yet?
- Which sentence is more natural?

2a. How many hours a day do you work?
2b. How many hours per day do you work?
- Which sentence is more natural?

Thanks a lot to Teachers,

Stevenukd

[asterix]

In 1. Both are OK, but don't mean quite the same thing.
In 2. both are OK, but probably you will hear 2 a. more often.

[bud]

1. Both are natural.

2. Both are correct, but most people would choose a, I think. (At least that's true for American English. It could be different in other English-speaking countries.)