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Nov 4, 2014 06:41
9 yrs ago
English term

when/where

Non-PRO English Other Linguistics grammar
Hello, I uderstand the different meaning between when/where do you have English Classes? But it is grammaticaly correct to say or write where do you have english classes? Thank you.
Responses
4 +4 Both are correct'
Change log

Nov 4, 2014 07:19: Charles Davis changed "Language pair" from "Spanish to English" to "English"

Nov 4, 2014 07:39: DLyons changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): Charles Davis, Helena Chavarria, DLyons

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Discussion

Sheila Wilson Nov 8, 2014:
Grammatically correct No need to change; maybe could be improved
Helena Chavarria Nov 4, 2014:
No es necesario cambiar '... do you have English classes'. Con sólo cambiar la primera palabra (question word), cambiamos el sentido de la pregunta:

Where do you have English classes?

When do you have English classes?

Why do you have English classes?

Who do you have English classes with?

Which teacher do you have English classes with?
ASISTENTETRAD (asker) Nov 4, 2014:
Es correcto estructurar la pregunta así: where do you have....?
o sólo tiene sentido al decir when do you have ...?
Mi duda es si en el caso de usar where, el munciado o la pregunta necesita de otra palabra como, mencionaron, de un adejtivo posesivo para que sea correcta, o puede simplemente intercambiarse when y where, y mantener el resto del enunciado sin varaición alguna,
DLyons Nov 4, 2014:
Cuál es el problema? En español.
ASISTENTETRAD (asker) Nov 4, 2014:
thaks you, I understand the difference between when and where, but I want to know if it would be grammaticaly correct to say the sentence like this: when do you have English classes? and the sentence: where do you have English classes?
Helena Chavarria Nov 4, 2014:
We use 'when' if we want to know at which moment in time something happens (Mondays, 10 o'clock, etc.) and 'where' if we want to know the physical location in which something happens (the name of the city, school, etc.).
Charles Davis Nov 4, 2014:
When do you have English classes? is also correct. In some situations you might say "What time is your English class?", for example.
Helena Chavarria Nov 4, 2014:
I agree with Neil or 'Where do you do (your) English classes?'.
ASISTENTETRAD (asker) Nov 4, 2014:
Thank you, but it would be correct to say where do you have english classes?
neilmac Nov 4, 2014:
Yes "Where do you have (your) English classes" is OK by me. I find that the addition of the adjective "your" makes it more personal. "Where do you study/ Where are the classes held" are other possible options.

Responses

+4
32 mins
English term (edited): Where do you have English class / Where do you have English classes
Selected

Both are correct'

But note "english" would be wrong - it must be "English".


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Note added at 36 mins (2014-11-04 07:17:52 GMT)
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That's also OK. I don't really understand what your problem is.

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Note added at 43 mins (2014-11-04 07:24:20 GMT)
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Yes both are OK. What's the problem?
Note from asker:
Thank you, but if I say where do you have English classes?
it would be correct to say? when do you have English classes? and where do you have English classes?
Peer comment(s):
agree writeaway : question of time and/or place. same in most languages I'd have thought
13 mins
Thanks writeaway. We just seem to be going around in circles.
agree Helena Chavarria : Yes, 'Where do you have English classes?', 'When do you have English classes?' and 'When and where do you have English classes?' are all correct.
23 mins
Thanks Helena.
agree Carol Gullidge : Yes, although (like others) I don't see what the asker is getting at
3 hrs
Thanks Carol.
agree Natalia Volkova
3 days 11 hrs
Thanks Natalia.
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