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SUBLIME
Joined: 19 Dec 2005
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 Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:12 am Post subject: am??? |
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Hello, teachers!� I have a question.
For the question "What do you do?"
Which is correct in the following two answers?
(1) I am a doctor.
(2) I work as a doctor.
I think that (1) is better than (2), but here I am very confused.� The question is asking with "do", not "be-verb (am, are, is)."� Why can you say (1)? |
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Nef
Joined: 27 Nov 2005
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Location: California, USA
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:33 pm Post subject: Re: am??? |
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| SUBLIME wrote: |
Hello, teachers!� I have a question.
For the question "What do you do?"
Which is correct in the following two answers?
(1) I am a doctor.
(2) I work as a doctor.
I think that (1) is better than (2), but here I am very confused.� The question is asking with "do", not "be-verb (am, are, is)."� Why can you say (1)? |
"What do you do?" is very much like "What is your job?" in terms of the information being requested. I think that's why people often answer in the "I am a ________" form. # 2 is not wrong, but # 1 is shorter and, like # 2, answers the INTENT of the question. |
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SUBLIME
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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Dear Nef,
Thank you for your quick replies. I thank you so much.
Have a great weekend!! |
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