Basics. Common More Complex Questions.: correct answers

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The correct answer is "What color car do you want to buy?"

The pattern is: What + attribute + noun + auxiliary + subject + verb? The narrowing phrase "what color car" comes first, then normal question word order follows (do you want).

"What color you want to buy car?" is wrong because it uses statement word order (no auxiliary "do") and puts "car" at the end instead of inside the narrowing phrase. "What do color car you want to buy?" incorrectly splits the auxiliary from the subject. "You want to buy what color car?" is statement order, not question order.

Correct answers are "Who did you go to the concert with?", which is commonly used and everyday life, and "With whom did you go to the concert?", which is more formal.

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The correct answer is "What kind of music do you prefer?" The affirmative sentence would look like "You prefer modern kind of music." The question is formed as a question to verb object with the reverse word order.

Correct answers are "What are you looking in the store for?", which is commonly used and everyday life, and "For what are you looking in the store?", which is more formal. "What for" is sometimes used in the same sense as "why", but this is not the case.

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The correct answer is "Which of these movies have you seen?" The affirmative sentence would look like "You have seen a specific movie." The question is formed as a question to verb object with the reverse word order.

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The correct answer is "Can you tell me how to get to the library?" This question is formed correctly, asking the listener if they can provide directions to the library.

Correct answers are "From which store did you buy the dress?", which is commonly used and everyday life, and "Which store did you buy the dress from?", which is more formal.

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The correct answer is "Do you know where the nearest grocery store is?" This question uses reverse word order for the main clause and direct word order for the dependent clause.

Correct answers are "From where did you come?", which is commonly used and everyday life, and "Where did you come from?", which is more formal.

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The correct answer is "Did it take you long to learn Spanish?" In this question, we are asking about the amount of time it took the subject to learn Spanish.

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The correct answer is "Which city is bigger, New York or Los Angeles?" In this question, we are comparing the size of two cities, New York and Los Angeles.

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The correct answer is "How long does it take to drive from San Francisco to Los Angeles?" In this question, we are asking about the duration required to drive between the two cities.