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Question post on Sun, 18/09/2016 3:54pm

S&T question

Minyi asked us if we had eaten her pie.

DS’s ans: Minyi asked us, “Has any of you eat my pie?”

Worksheet’s ans: Minyi asked us,” Did you eat my pie?”

Is son’s answer acceptable? Tks n God Bless:)

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Joy of Learning 111 · Answer 1 · Post on Mon, 19/09/2016 1:35pm

Joy of Learning 111 Post on Mon, 19/09/2016 1:35pm

No. Your son has inserted a determiner (‘any of’).

Your son’s answer would transform back to:

Minyi asked if any of us had eaten her pie.

SOS mum · Answer 2 · Post on Mon, 19/09/2016 2:24pm

SOS mum Post on Mon, 19/09/2016 2:24pm

How about “Have you eaten my pie?” Tks

Joy of Learning 111 · Answer 3 · Post on Mon, 19/09/2016 3:06pm

Joy of Learning 111 Post on Mon, 19/09/2016 3:06pm

Yes, that’s all right.

SOS mum · Answer 4 · Post on Mon, 19/09/2016 9:51pm

SOS mum Post on Mon, 19/09/2016 9:51pm

Tks. Joyoflearning111

Joy of Learning 111 · Answer 5 · Post on Mon, 19/09/2016 10:53am

With regard to the grammar of your son’s answer, British English preference would be:

‘Have any of you eaten my pie?’

This is because ‘you’ always takes a plural verb, even when it is used to refer to a singular noun. And of course it might have been a big pie so several people ate it.

Compare:
~~‘Is any of you taking the PSLE?’~~
‘Are any of you taking the PSLE?

SOS mum · Answer 6 · Post on Mon, 19/09/2016 11:17am

SOS mum Post on Mon, 19/09/2016 11:17am

Tks. So if answer is “Have any of you eaten my pie?” consider acceptable?

ChiefKiasu · Answer 7 · Post on Sun, 18/09/2016 4:48pm

The worksheet’s answer is correct.

Your DS’s answer does not transform as well, and is also grammatically inaccurate. It should be “Has any of you eaten my pie?”