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  1. While "Who we are" can be used in the way that you suggest, it would not be followed by a question mark when used in that way. Typically, it would only be used as a heading in a document, and would not have any punctuation.

  2. Mar 18, 2020 · If you say "will we" you make a question. You are asking another person to predict or give their opinion. The other person could reply "Yes, because the subway is quick" or "No, the subway will take 30 minutes and we only have 10 minutes left." If you say "we will" you are stating your opinion. It makes a statement and not a question.

  3. 1. We was is not standard English, it is used in some regional dialects: The verb 'to be' has two simple past forms in Standard English - I/he/she/it was and you/we/they were. Apart from the special case of you, the distinction is, therefore, between singular was and plural were. In some regional dialects, however, this pattern is not observed.

  4. 1. In English, normal form is Subject-Verb for a statement, and Verb-Subject for a question. Thus: Where are (V) we (S)? Is the correct form for the question, and. I want to know where in the hell we (S) are (V). is correct for the statement. Share. Improve this answer.

  5. (or "We and Sarah are going to build...") is what you get if you mechanically apply the "remove other words and check which pronoun you'd use" rule. However, a linguist would say that rule doesn't necessarily produce grammatical sentences, since as mentioned before, the use of subject pronouns in coordinate noun phrases like this is arguably not "grammatical" at the deepest level in English.

  6. This is an example of an irregular verb changing into a regular verb in English; a natural language evolution. In older forms of English, what we consider irregular verbs were the common form. Less frequently used words started converging to our current conjugation rules, while more frequently used words were held on to.

  7. "are we restarting (some application) today" He writes "asked" and then he provides a simple statement (worded as a question). My point of view is that OP should just try to be more specific when communicating something, whether if transmitting information, or asking something.

  8. Oct 22, 2014 · The neighbours and we went to the races. but it's ugly, and in practice you would use an alternative form like We went to the races with the neighbours. I cannot find any definitive statement on the subject. The nearest I found is on the blog written by Patricia T. O’Conner, who is the author of several grammar books.

  9. Sep 19, 2019 · 2. Short answer: 1 is common in American English; 2 is common in British English; 3 is uncommon in British and American English; 4 is common in British and American English. Tag questions (American English), or question tags (British English) are often taught as simple rules, but their use is actually rather complicated.

  10. Oct 1, 2019 · 10. Will describes an action that is expected to take place in the future. It expresses certainty. Would describes something that was in the future at the time of the original action, but is no longer in the future now. It can also be used for hypothetical statements, where the action occurs after the hypothetical situation described.