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Learner33
Joined: 30 Oct 2005
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 Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 12:46 pm Post subject: continuous or simple? |
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Hi,
which reply is more usual please?
A:My brother is at university.
B:Really? what (is he studying/does he study)?
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Lorikeet
Joined: 08 Oct 2005
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Location: San Francisco
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| Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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| I think you would hear, "What's he studying?" more. |
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Educationslave
Joined: 31 Oct 2005
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Location: Minneapolis, minnesota
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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a more common way to phrase it would be "what is he Majoring in?"
hope it helps
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ab
Joined: 16 Oct 2005
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Location: Sydney, Australia
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| Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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Both replys,
B:Really? what is he studying.
and
B:Really? what does he study.
are grammatically correct. Whichever one you hear more that another one, is only incidental.
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