For use of the word "do." Should always be used in conjunction with the [word-usage] tag.
Questions tagged [do]
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Why is "do" used twice in the quotation, "do you do as the Queen has bidden"?
The extract is from B. Shaw's play "Caesar and Cleopatra".
CAESAR [cutting her short] I speak to the Queen. Be
silent. [To Cleopatra] Is this how your servants know their
places? Send her away; and do you [to the slave"] do as the
Queen has…
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Use of Where do and Where
Where the animals live? Where do the animals live?
I like to know which sentence is correct or more correct? Why do is not in both sentence?
Please help me understand it.
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Can "do I" be used in the middle of a phrase as an affirmative sentence?
I am revising an English text and found a phrase on this text:
Why do ye say: “Not even at the request of God do I forgive.”? Do not say ye that!
from the original Portuguese version:
Por que dizeis: “nem com o pedido de Deus eu perdôo.”? Não…
Tony
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Do we say "USA don't" or "USA doesn't"?
I'm kinda confused and can anyone say whats the right form and elaborate as to why
Matthew
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Are these interchangeable (continuous)?
Concerning the usage of the following forms "to do" and "to be doing," are the continuous ones correct?
There is nothing to laugh at.
There is nothing to be laughing at.
There isn't much to talk about.
There isn't much to be talking about.
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"he don't want her" line in one of Robbie William's songs
In "She's Madonna" Robbie Williams sings:
I love you, baby
But face it, she's Madonna
No man on earth
Would say that he don't want her
I've read English books, watched movies, listened to people for over three decades now and I don't understand why…
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Usage of Do in an article
In an article I cannot understand what this sentence means. What does "that do $4k per square foot" mean?
"Away, founded four years ago, raised $50 mm last year to grow, including building out a network of physical stores that do $4k per square…
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How many people dance vs how many people do dance
I get confused with this question. I want to ask some questions about a tradtional party.
This party is something like an event, people gather together and wear specific clothes.
Is it correct to ask "how many people dance at the party?" Or it…
M. Ali
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When to use does and when to use do?
I'm studying for my exams and I stumbled upon these past year questions.
The correct answer for a) is do. I'm having trouble understanding why 'do' should be used to replace 'does'. Shouldn't the correct answer stay the same as it is which is…
