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6 set 2022
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Qual é a diferença entre How old are you e May I ask how old you are ?Podes indicar apenas respostas exemplo.
Qual é a diferença entre How old are you e May I ask how old you are ?Podes indicar apenas respostas exemplo.
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6 set 2022
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- Inglês (EUA)
the first is the standard way to ask but the second is more polite.
regarding ‘are you’ vs ‘you are’: inversions happen when they are part of the question. “How old are you?” is the question in the first sentence so ‘you’ and ‘are’ are inverted. however, the question in the second sentence is “May I ask?” which is why the inversion only occurs there. think of it as the person saying “I want to ask you how old you are. May I do that?”
if you want to invert in both parts of the second sentence, you would write it as, “May I ask: how old are you?”
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l want to know the different between "are you" and "you are".
- Inglês (EUA)
difference only is in placement. how you place them makes the difference between a question and a statement
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the first is the standard way to ask but the second is more polite.
regarding ‘are you’ vs ‘you are’: inversions happen when they are part of the question. “How old are you?” is the question in the first sentence so ‘you’ and ‘are’ are inverted. however, the question in the second sentence is “May I ask?” which is why the inversion only occurs there. think of it as the person saying “I want to ask you how old you are. May I do that?”
if you want to invert in both parts of the second sentence, you would write it as, “May I ask: how old are you?”
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@msgoma1024 just simply placed it's about being polite may I asks for permission that's it.
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