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5 Feb 2014
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How do you ask the order or the position in the sequence of people or things?
For instance,in the conversations below, with what questions do you fill in ( ) ?
A : "How many brothers and sisters do you have?"
B : "7."
A : "( )?"
B : "I'm the third oldest among us."
C : "What's the longest river in the US?"
D : " The Mississippi River."
C : "( )?"
D : "It's the 4th longest river in the world."
E : "Who's the current president of the US?"
F : "Barack Obama."
E : "( )?"
F : "He's the 44th President of the US."
How do you ask the order or the position in the sequence of people or things?
For instance,in the conversations below, with what questions do you fill in ( ) ?
A : "How many brothers and sisters do you have?"
B : "7."
A : "( )?"
B : "I'm the third oldest among us."
C : "What's the longest river in the US?"
D : " The Mississippi River."
C : "( )?"
D : "It's the 4th longest river in the world."
E : "Who's the current president of the US?"
F : "Barack Obama."
E : "( )?"
F : "He's the 44th President of the US."
For instance,in the conversations below, with what questions do you fill in ( ) ?
A : "How many brothers and sisters do you have?"
B : "7."
A : "( )?"
B : "I'm the third oldest among us."
C : "What's the longest river in the US?"
D : " The Mississippi River."
C : "( )?"
D : "It's the 4th longest river in the world."
E : "Who's the current president of the US?"
F : "Barack Obama."
E : "( )?"
F : "He's the 44th President of the US."
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7 Feb 2014
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- English (US)
"What order were you born in?" Or "Are you the firstborn/oldest?" "How long is the Mississippi River?" "Where does the Miss. River rank among the world's longest rivers?" "Which President is he?" "What number president is he?"
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- English (US)
"What order were you born in?" Or "Are you the firstborn/oldest?" "How long is the Mississippi River?" "Where does the Miss. River rank among the world's longest rivers?" "Which President is he?" "What number president is he?"
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I mean there isn't just one single way to ask, you have to get creative. :)

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