Wednesday, August 5, 2015

sentence structure - “what do you think” + wh questions


Could you make my sentences correct please? I want to learn the general rule by that.



What do you think is the best restaurant in the town ?


What do you think what the best restaurant is in the town?


What do you think about how Alan is dealing the problems he faces?



What do you think when you are going to be home ?


What do you think when he will propose marriage to you?


what do you think where the best beaches are in the world?




Answer



Don't say things like, "What do you think when...", say, "When do you think...":



When do you think you are going to be home?
When do you think he'll propose?




If you want to start with "What do you think..." and follow that up with a where or when question, make sure you include the word "about". So:



What do you think about where the best beaches in the world are?



or:



Where are the best beaches in the world?



Note: These are not necessarily the same question! Observe:




Q: Where are the best beaches in the world?
A: The best beaches in the world are in Hawaii, Sri Lanka, and Brazil.


Q: What do you think about where the best beaches in the world are?
A: I think those places tend to be too crowded, and I think the hotels there are too expensive.



Note: I could give the answer to the first question as my answer to the second question, but I could not give my answer to the second question as my answer to the first question.


Last note: I'm not going to fix these one-by-one, as that would be proofreading, and make this question off-topic.


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