as the first part of the sentence is a question can we use question form for the second part of the sentence?
2006-09-21 22:29:27 · 3 answers · asked by shabnam b 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
I read your other question, and I think you're asking about imbedded questions, is that right?
In a "single" question with "to be" you put the "be" (here it's "are") before the subject (there).
How many people are there in London?
In a "question in a question" you only move the "be" for the main question, not for the question inside it.
Do you know how many people there are in London?
Of course when you have "is it correct to say" as your main question, you can phrase the rest however you like, but always in quotation marks.
Is it correct to say, "Do you know how many peoples be to London?"?
Or, if you meant the expression "How many people are there in London?"--it's ok, but "How many people live in London?" sounds better to me.
2006-09-21 23:47:48 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it is almost accurate. People from the government comes to your houses to take SENSUS every few years. This way they know how many people are living in "homes" in various parts of the country. These sensuses are taken in small areas and then sent to central government where they simply add up the number.
This neccessarily may not include those without homes.
2006-09-22 05:35:12 · answer #2 · answered by kevin 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Shabnam? what are you asking?
2006-09-22 05:34:34 · answer #3 · answered by Scorpius59 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋