2007-06-13 23:37:06 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
thank you so much!
2007-06-13 23:49:53 · update #1
the first one
2007-06-13 23:41:52 · answer #1 · answered by sammie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The former is a proper question, the latter is a phrase which might part of the following sentence: "How many people there are in your family will determine how much welfare you receive." Note, the sample is not a question.
2007-06-13 23:44:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the correct sentence is:
"how many people are there in your family".
I suspect your query is because you have heard someone from overseas use the sentence improperly. If a person speaks another language usually they have problems putting words within a sentence in correct order.
Because I do consulting overseas I occasionally find myself talking backwards like that.
2007-06-13 23:45:57 · answer #3 · answered by sophieb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'How many people are there in your family?' is a correctly formed standard English question.
'how many people there are in your family' is a phrase, not a complete sentence. However, one could write a sentence that includes that phrase. For example: "The number of bedrooms your house will need depends on how many people there are in your family."
2007-06-13 23:41:23 · answer #4 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How many people are there in your fam ... family?
2007-06-13 23:56:23 · answer #5 · answered by artistic_butterfly88 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first sentence is correct......How many people are there in your family?
2007-06-13 23:41:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends who you use the sentence. The first one is a question while the other is more of an excalmation.
2007-06-13 23:47:28 · answer #7 · answered by tmonnaie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How many people are there in your family? (I assume you mean family).
However, in an indirect question, it would be different.
For example: "I want to know how many people there are in your family".
A little confusing, perhaps, but easy enough to learn with practice.
2007-06-13 23:42:58 · answer #8 · answered by garik 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It will be - How many ppl are there in yor fam?
2007-06-14 05:38:42 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The former is correct
2007-06-13 23:40:31 · answer #10 · answered by CuriousJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋