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what is the teacher doing? vs what the teacher is doing?

The correct phrase is "What is the teacher doing?". In English, when asking a question, the auxiliary verb (in this case, "is") usually comes before the subject (the teacher). The second phrase is not correct as it lacks the auxiliary verb in the correct position.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 1141 views

what is the teacher doing?

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is the correct way to ask about the action of the teacher. It follows the standard question structure in English with the auxiliary verb 'is' before the subject 'the teacher'.
  • Is it the teachers doing the acts?
  • Is it the teachers doing the acts?
  • What's his music teacher doing on TV?
  • What's a teacher doing in the system?
  • What exactly has Teacher Dong Ju been doing?
  • What is the teacher's last name?
  • Why is Teacher Panor doing this?
  • The great thing about the teacher-student relationship is the teacher can often learn more from the student.
  • This is the teacher's room.
  • Tiger, this is the teacher.
  • -Di, is the teacher here?
  • MEREDITH: The real problem is the teachers' union.
  • Yes, where-where is the teacher?
  • - Your father is the teacher and you are the student.
  • History is the teacher of life, but it is important that individual Member States also take steps to promote historical awareness.
  • I just saw Stan's kindergarten teacher doing something his wife shouldn't know about.
  • Yes, Grace is the teacher for the minute.
  • It's the only college where the teacher is the learner and the learner is the teacher.
  • Now, what's a photography teacher doing touching a student's van?
  • -Is the teacher happy with the food?

what the teacher is doing?

This phrase is not correct in English. The auxiliary verb 'is' should come before the subject 'the teacher' in a question.

This phrase is incorrect due to the incorrect placement of the auxiliary verb 'is'. To ask a question about the teacher's action, the correct structure is 'What is the teacher doing?'
  • What exactly has Teacher Dong Ju been doing?
  • Is it the teachers doing the acts?
  • Is it the teachers doing the acts?
  • Why is Teacher Panor doing this?
  • What's his music teacher doing on TV?
  • What's a teacher doing in the system?
  • I don't understand what the teacher said.
  • I don't understand what the teacher said.
  • You know what the teacher did today?
  • it's what the teachers are themselves.
  • That's what the teacher said!
  • The teacher is our bad guy.
  • The teacher is obviously angling for me to write about you, Mom.
  • Well it depends on how the teacher is teaching.
  • The teacher is writing on a bamboo blackboard.
  • Even the teacher is weak without his sword.
  • We should obey senior disciples... when the teacher is out.
  • Because the teacher is emotionally involved.
  • It is a pity that the teacher is leaving our school.
  • This is what the teacher Kakashi!

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