poorlittle
第6楼2011/08/20
happyjyl’s reminder is correct.
We should write:
“How do you open the box?”
“How can the box be opened?” etc.
On the other hand, during oral conversation face to face, we may say:
Do you know how to open this box?
Can anybody tell me how to open this box?
Under the oral conversation circumstance, we may omit the words in italic, i.e. how to open this box?
Forum is a place for people to communicate with written words, but in the style of conversation. Since the post may be considered as a form of “oral” conversation, starting a sentence with “How to” is acceptable.
Of course, when writing formal English, we should follow happyjyl’s advice.
Thanks to happyjyl’s reminder!
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poorlittle
第10楼2011/08/21
When I search in Google with the keyword “How to”, I found the following:
共約 6,020,000,000 項結果, (搜尋時間:0.17 秒)
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“How to”的相關搜尋
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There is a famous website eHow http://www.ehow.com/ , there are many headings starting with “How to” such as “How to Clean Burnt Stains From Stone Cookware” (http://www.ehow.com/cooking-and-baking-equipment/ ) etc.
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