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I watched a tv show, a quiz program, the name of the program is "Who wants to be a millionaire". Well I don't want to be a millionare, at least not right now, but the title always makes me curious somehow, I thought the correct sentence would be "Who does want to be". What are their differences then ?

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  • When "who" works as a subject and interrogative pronoun at the same time, you don't use an auxiliary verb "do" to make an interrogative sentence. –  Oct 19 '15 at 11:13
  • The title is taken from a song by Cole Porter. Once you've heard lots of people sing it, you might be inclined to ask "Well, who does want to be a millionaire, then?" – JHCL Oct 19 '15 at 11:27
  • This question has been asked, and answered, many times before. Even though it's way too basic for this site. If you can't tell the difference between the two, we recommend that you take your questions to our sister site for learners. – RegDwigнt Oct 19 '15 at 12:20
  • @Rathony, exactly what I mean, like this, 'Who IS your name?", that 'IS'. While 'Who DOES want', that 'DOES' thanks. – Plain_Dude_Sleeping_Alone Oct 19 '15 at 14:01
  • As RegDwight suggested, you can visit the sister site and post your question or look up the grammar book for yourself. –  Oct 19 '15 at 14:05
  • @Rathony, I just found an answer based on your comment, you're right! We don't normally use 'Who/What etc', along with do/does. The do/does transforms the question to be an emphatic question, Thank you so much!! – Plain_Dude_Sleeping_Alone Oct 19 '15 at 14:16

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