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Meaning of "doing least of all"



 
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Meaning of "doing least of all" Sun Feb 13, 2005 22:19 pm  Meaning of "doing least of all"
 

Test No. incompl/elem-15 "An Easy Question", question 9

All right let me ask you what you like doing least of .........?

(a) everything
(b) all
(c) entire
(d) that

Test No. incompl/elem-15 "An Easy Question", answer 9

All right let me ask you what you like doing least of all?

Correct answer: (b) all
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Least Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:37 am  Least
 

This means the speaker wants to know what you don't like in the smallest amount.
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What you like doing least of ...? Sat Jan 06, 2007 3:25 am  What you like doing least of ...?
 

Test No. incompl/elem-15 "An Easy Question", question 9

All right let me ask you what you like doing least of .........?

(a) everything
(b) all
(c) entire
(d) that

Ok excuse me if i don?t write correctly i am new in english, my question is why this quesiton doesnt have the auxiliar do after the wh question what, how can i know when it is used and when not?
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What you like doing least of ...? Sat Jan 06, 2007 13:53 pm  What you like doing least of ...?
 

blazya wrote:
Ok excuse me if i don?t write correctly i am new in english, my question is why this quesiton doesnt have the auxiliar do after the wh question what, how can i know when it is used and when not?

Welcome to the forum, Blazya!

All right, let me ask you what you like doing least of all.

This is an indirect question, and that's why the auxiliary 'do' is not needed (nor is the question mark compulsory). The direct question would be:

All right, what do you like doing least of all?

Another example of direct/indirect questions:

What kind of music do you like?
I'd like to know what kind of music you like.
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Indirec/direct questions Mon Jan 08, 2007 19:46 pm  Indirec/direct questions
 

ok conchita thanks a lot i had already studied that theme and i couldnt remember it but now i won?t forget it. One more thing, do you make sentences in spanish i mean are you able to write in spanish?
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Indirec/direct questions Mon Jan 08, 2007 23:58 pm  Indirec/direct questions
 

blazya wrote:
are you able to write in spanish?

Yes, I am.
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