Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
"What color is your house?" vs "What is the color of your house"?
I'd like to know why it is OK to put a noun "color" after a WH-word in questions.
Top answer
What color is your house? " What is the color of your house? " Both sentences are correct.
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What color is your house?
In this sentence, "what" modifies "color." "Color" is the subject of the verb "is."
What is the color of your house?
In this sentence, "what" is the subject of the verb "is."
Both sentences are correct.
What can modify other nouns:
What kind of food do you like best?
What material is your coat made from?
What wood is be
In this sentence, "what" modifies "color." "Color" is the subject of the verb "is."
What is the color of your house?
In this sentence, "what" is the subject of the verb "is."
Both sentences are correct.
What can modify other nouns:
What kind of food do you like best?
What material is your coat made from?
What wood is be
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which sentences is right
What color is the house ?
What is the color of the house
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anonymous I'd like to know why it is OK to put a noun "color" after a WH-word in questions.
"what" is commonly used before a noun in questions. "which" is used this way as well. (In this usage they are called interrogative determiners.)
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