Question / numbers

Question / numbers
Forum > English only || Bottom

[POST A NEW REPLY] [Subscribe to this topic]

Question / numbers
Message from clint01 posted on 23-09-2015 at 08:38:54 (D | E | F)
Hello,
I don't know how to ~~make~~ ask a question about the answer that is as follows:
'Mr Robinson is the 25th mayor of our city.'
25th is the thing we want to know, not Mr. Robinson.

If we were talking about for example about the number of cups of coffee a person has drunk, we could possibly ask 'How many cups of coffee have you drunk so far?', couldn't we?
Can we say "Where does Mr. Robinson stand in the order of ...?"
Thank you in advance for your help.

-------------------
Edited by lucile83 on 23-09-2015 11:24

Re: Question / numbers from bluestar, posted on 23-09-2015 at 14:54:34 (D | E)
Hello,

Your suggestion is good. You could also say: How many previous mayors have there been?

Re: Question / numbers from clint01, posted on 25-09-2015 at 23:26:34 (D | E)
Thanks a lot for your suggestion.
Suppose that we wanted to know what order (number) was allocated to Mr. Robinson. How would you ask then? Bearing in mind that the answer is?'Mr. Robinson is the 25th mayor of the city'.

Re: Question / numbers from lucile83, posted on 26-09-2015 at 07:40:10 (D | E)
Hello,
I'd say:
What is the chronological number of Mr. Robinson as a mayor of our city?
or
What number is Mr.Robinson in the list of the mayors of our city?
There is no specific word to ask that question, that's why you have to make a real sentence.

Re: Question / numbers from clint01, posted on 26-09-2015 at 13:26:33 (D | E)
Thanks a million, dear Lucile,
That was exactly what I wanted to know

[POST A NEW REPLY] [Subscribe to this topic]

Forum > English only