Question

English

posted by rfvv yesterday at 10:33pm

1. Do you have a blue pen, Tom?
2. Sure, I have a lot of them.
[Is #2 correct? Does 'them' refer to 'blue pens'?

3. Do you like the color blue?
4. Do you like blue?
5. Do you like the blue color?
[Which one is not grammatical of the three?]
Writeacher yesterday at 10:43pm
1 and 2 — yes and yes.

3, 4, and 5 are all grammatically correct but 5 doesn’t mean exactly the same thing as 3 or 5.
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Thank you for your help.
What is the difference between #3 and #5?
3. Do you like the color blue?
5. Do you like the blue color?

Answer 1

# 3 is asking a general question about the color blue.

# 4 is asking if you like the particular blue item (car, shirt, tie, etc.).