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Informal question construction: “Anyone know what…”, “Everyone finished?”
Question about use and meaning of “want to” and “going to” in really informal EnglishIs know-how informal?Question words What for? and For what?Difference between “hardly someone” and “hardly anyone”“How do you know what to say yes to” strange constructionFormal word/phrase for the informal question tag “right?”Correct Sentence construction for Wh QuestionCorrect question sentence construction
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I've encountered this slight problem with an informal sentence:
Anyone know what a serrated knife is?
I thought the sentence was incorrect - there's no ·s for the third person singular. However, my teacher informed me that it might actually be correct, similarly as in the sentence "Everyone finished?".
I've been trying to find some explanation for this; however, I haven't really been successful.
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I've encountered this slight problem with an informal sentence:
Anyone know what a serrated knife is?
I thought the sentence was incorrect - there's no ·s for the third person singular. However, my teacher informed me that it might actually be correct, similarly as in the sentence "Everyone finished?".
I've been trying to find some explanation for this; however, I haven't really been successful.
questions present-tense informal-language conversational-deletion
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[Does] anyone knowand[Is] everyone finishedshow the formal grammar structure, but the first word is typically omitted in conversation.
– CodeGnome
May 19 at 15:17
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I've encountered this slight problem with an informal sentence:
Anyone know what a serrated knife is?
I thought the sentence was incorrect - there's no ·s for the third person singular. However, my teacher informed me that it might actually be correct, similarly as in the sentence "Everyone finished?".
I've been trying to find some explanation for this; however, I haven't really been successful.
questions present-tense informal-language conversational-deletion
edited May 19 at 14:52
userr2684291
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asked May 19 at 10:10
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I've encountered this slight problem with an informal sentence:
Anyone know what a serrated knife is?
I thought the sentence was incorrect - there's no ·s for the third person singular. However, my teacher informed me that it might actually be correct, similarly as in the sentence "Everyone finished?".
I've been trying to find some explanation for this; however, I haven't really been successful.
questions present-tense informal-language conversational-deletion
questions present-tense informal-language conversational-deletion
edited May 19 at 14:52
userr2684291
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asked May 19 at 10:10
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edited May 19 at 14:52
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[Does] anyone knowand[Is] everyone finishedshow the formal grammar structure, but the first word is typically omitted in conversation.
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[Does] anyone knowand[Is] everyone finishedshow the formal grammar structure, but the first word is typically omitted in conversation.
– CodeGnome
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[Does] anyone know and [Is] everyone finished show the formal grammar structure, but the first word is typically omitted in conversation.– CodeGnome
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[Does] anyone know and [Is] everyone finished show the formal grammar structure, but the first word is typically omitted in conversation.– CodeGnome
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Formally, questions often start with "does" or "do" - does anyone know where my hat is? Do you want a cup of tea? The verb (e.g. "know", "want") is the base (infinitive) form. In informal conversation the do/does at the start is often omitted, but the verb remains in the base form. Thus your teacher is correct.
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+1 The omission is called conversational-deletion.
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Formally, questions often start with "does" or "do" - does anyone know where my hat is? Do you want a cup of tea? The verb (e.g. "know", "want") is the base (infinitive) form. In informal conversation the do/does at the start is often omitted, but the verb remains in the base form. Thus your teacher is correct.
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Formally, questions often start with "does" or "do" - does anyone know where my hat is? Do you want a cup of tea? The verb (e.g. "know", "want") is the base (infinitive) form. In informal conversation the do/does at the start is often omitted, but the verb remains in the base form. Thus your teacher is correct.
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Formally, questions often start with "does" or "do" - does anyone know where my hat is? Do you want a cup of tea? The verb (e.g. "know", "want") is the base (infinitive) form. In informal conversation the do/does at the start is often omitted, but the verb remains in the base form. Thus your teacher is correct.
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Formally, questions often start with "does" or "do" - does anyone know where my hat is? Do you want a cup of tea? The verb (e.g. "know", "want") is the base (infinitive) form. In informal conversation the do/does at the start is often omitted, but the verb remains in the base form. Thus your teacher is correct.
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[Does] anyone knowand[Is] everyone finishedshow the formal grammar structure, but the first word is typically omitted in conversation.– CodeGnome
May 19 at 15:17