Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
How are they different semantically?
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00 One afternoon, a science teacher was lecturing his class on biology. 02 br
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00 Possible Qs and differences in meaning: 02 br
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01 i 00 1) What/which subject did he lecture on? 02 i 02 br
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01 i 00 2) What/which subject was he lecturing on? 02 i 0-
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00 One afternoon, a science teacher was lecturing his class on biology. 02 br
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00 Possible Qs and differences in meaning: 02 br
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01 i 00 1) What/which subject did he lecture on? 02 i 02 br
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01 i 00 2) What/which subject was he lecturing on? 02 i 0-
Top answer
" if you don't understand what the lecturer is talking about. ". " is a question you would often hear.
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0 Hello 02 br
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00 I think you might ask to your friends in class "On what is he lecturing?" if you don't understand what the lecturer is talking about. But I wonder if you could have many a chance to use "On what was he lecturing?". "On what did he lecture last semester?" is a question you would often hear. 02 br
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00 paco 0-
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00 I think you might ask to your friends in class "On what is he lecturing?" if you don't understand what the lecturer is talking about. But I wonder if you could have many a chance to use "On what was he lecturing?". "On what did he lecture last semester?" is a question you would often hear. 02 br
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0 Hi, Paco, 02 br
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00 Which brings us to another question: 02 br
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00 What is the difference between “What was he lecturing on?” and “On what was he lecturing?” 0-
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00 Which brings us to another question: 02 br
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00 What is the difference between “What was he lecturing on?” and “On what was he lecturing?” 0-
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0 Hi, 02 br
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00 There is no difference between the two phrases above. However, 01 font 00 On what was he lecturing? 02 font 00 sounds more formal, or even pompous if said in a rather superior tone of voice. Most people would not usually phrase it this way in casual speech. (Although some of my educated colleagues do use it without it so
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00 There is no difference between the two phrases above. However, 01 font 00 On what was he lecturing? 02 font 00 sounds more formal, or even pompous if said in a rather superior tone of voice. Most people would not usually phrase it this way in casual speech. (Although some of my educated colleagues do use it without it so
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