Should there be a 'do' here? - “Trying to figure out what (do) I enjoy doing.” [closed]





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Should there be a 'do' in this sentence?



"Trying to figure out what (do) I enjoy doing."



Thank you in advance!










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  • No, there shouldn't.

    – Cascabel
    May 17 at 23:25








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    That's not really a sentence, it's a fragment. You could include "do" in that phrase in contexts like these, which involve a distinction between "what I enjoy doing" and "what I don't enjoy doing": "None of my former hobbies give me pleasure anymore; these days, I don't enjoy fishing, reading, or listening to music. In fact, I've been trying to figure out what I do enjoy doing." "Thirty years of working sixteen-hour days as a copy editor have given me a clear enough idea of what I don't enjoy doing; now I'm trying to figure out what I do enjoy doing."

    – Nanigashi
    May 18 at 0:19











  • Thank you for your detailed answer! :)

    – Dominykas Laurinavicius
    May 19 at 9:51


















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Should there be a 'do' in this sentence?



"Trying to figure out what (do) I enjoy doing."



Thank you in advance!










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closed as off-topic by Cascabel, jimm101, Centaurus, lbf, JJJ May 19 at 23:35


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  • No, there shouldn't.

    – Cascabel
    May 17 at 23:25








  • 3





    That's not really a sentence, it's a fragment. You could include "do" in that phrase in contexts like these, which involve a distinction between "what I enjoy doing" and "what I don't enjoy doing": "None of my former hobbies give me pleasure anymore; these days, I don't enjoy fishing, reading, or listening to music. In fact, I've been trying to figure out what I do enjoy doing." "Thirty years of working sixteen-hour days as a copy editor have given me a clear enough idea of what I don't enjoy doing; now I'm trying to figure out what I do enjoy doing."

    – Nanigashi
    May 18 at 0:19











  • Thank you for your detailed answer! :)

    – Dominykas Laurinavicius
    May 19 at 9:51














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Should there be a 'do' in this sentence?



"Trying to figure out what (do) I enjoy doing."



Thank you in advance!










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Should there be a 'do' in this sentence?



"Trying to figure out what (do) I enjoy doing."



Thank you in advance!







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closed as off-topic by Cascabel, jimm101, Centaurus, lbf, JJJ May 19 at 23:35


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closed as off-topic by Cascabel, jimm101, Centaurus, lbf, JJJ May 19 at 23:35


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  • No, there shouldn't.

    – Cascabel
    May 17 at 23:25








  • 3





    That's not really a sentence, it's a fragment. You could include "do" in that phrase in contexts like these, which involve a distinction between "what I enjoy doing" and "what I don't enjoy doing": "None of my former hobbies give me pleasure anymore; these days, I don't enjoy fishing, reading, or listening to music. In fact, I've been trying to figure out what I do enjoy doing." "Thirty years of working sixteen-hour days as a copy editor have given me a clear enough idea of what I don't enjoy doing; now I'm trying to figure out what I do enjoy doing."

    – Nanigashi
    May 18 at 0:19











  • Thank you for your detailed answer! :)

    – Dominykas Laurinavicius
    May 19 at 9:51



















  • No, there shouldn't.

    – Cascabel
    May 17 at 23:25








  • 3





    That's not really a sentence, it's a fragment. You could include "do" in that phrase in contexts like these, which involve a distinction between "what I enjoy doing" and "what I don't enjoy doing": "None of my former hobbies give me pleasure anymore; these days, I don't enjoy fishing, reading, or listening to music. In fact, I've been trying to figure out what I do enjoy doing." "Thirty years of working sixteen-hour days as a copy editor have given me a clear enough idea of what I don't enjoy doing; now I'm trying to figure out what I do enjoy doing."

    – Nanigashi
    May 18 at 0:19











  • Thank you for your detailed answer! :)

    – Dominykas Laurinavicius
    May 19 at 9:51

















No, there shouldn't.

– Cascabel
May 17 at 23:25







No, there shouldn't.

– Cascabel
May 17 at 23:25






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That's not really a sentence, it's a fragment. You could include "do" in that phrase in contexts like these, which involve a distinction between "what I enjoy doing" and "what I don't enjoy doing": "None of my former hobbies give me pleasure anymore; these days, I don't enjoy fishing, reading, or listening to music. In fact, I've been trying to figure out what I do enjoy doing." "Thirty years of working sixteen-hour days as a copy editor have given me a clear enough idea of what I don't enjoy doing; now I'm trying to figure out what I do enjoy doing."

– Nanigashi
May 18 at 0:19





That's not really a sentence, it's a fragment. You could include "do" in that phrase in contexts like these, which involve a distinction between "what I enjoy doing" and "what I don't enjoy doing": "None of my former hobbies give me pleasure anymore; these days, I don't enjoy fishing, reading, or listening to music. In fact, I've been trying to figure out what I do enjoy doing." "Thirty years of working sixteen-hour days as a copy editor have given me a clear enough idea of what I don't enjoy doing; now I'm trying to figure out what I do enjoy doing."

– Nanigashi
May 18 at 0:19













Thank you for your detailed answer! :)

– Dominykas Laurinavicius
May 19 at 9:51





Thank you for your detailed answer! :)

– Dominykas Laurinavicius
May 19 at 9:51










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The phenomenon you're asking about is Do-support. It happens with questions when there's no other auxiliary, but not with embedded clauses, even when they would seem like they would be questions:



I enjoy doing X.

What do I enjoy doing?

I am trying to figure out what I enjoy doing.



I left early.

Did I leave early?

He knows if I left early.



I went to Canada.

When did I go to Canada?

I forgot when I went to Canada.






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  • thank you. appreciate the detailed answer! :)

    – Dominykas Laurinavicius
    May 19 at 9:51


















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The phenomenon you're asking about is Do-support. It happens with questions when there's no other auxiliary, but not with embedded clauses, even when they would seem like they would be questions:



I enjoy doing X.

What do I enjoy doing?

I am trying to figure out what I enjoy doing.



I left early.

Did I leave early?

He knows if I left early.



I went to Canada.

When did I go to Canada?

I forgot when I went to Canada.






share|improve this answer
























  • thank you. appreciate the detailed answer! :)

    – Dominykas Laurinavicius
    May 19 at 9:51
















1














The phenomenon you're asking about is Do-support. It happens with questions when there's no other auxiliary, but not with embedded clauses, even when they would seem like they would be questions:



I enjoy doing X.

What do I enjoy doing?

I am trying to figure out what I enjoy doing.



I left early.

Did I leave early?

He knows if I left early.



I went to Canada.

When did I go to Canada?

I forgot when I went to Canada.






share|improve this answer
























  • thank you. appreciate the detailed answer! :)

    – Dominykas Laurinavicius
    May 19 at 9:51














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1







The phenomenon you're asking about is Do-support. It happens with questions when there's no other auxiliary, but not with embedded clauses, even when they would seem like they would be questions:



I enjoy doing X.

What do I enjoy doing?

I am trying to figure out what I enjoy doing.



I left early.

Did I leave early?

He knows if I left early.



I went to Canada.

When did I go to Canada?

I forgot when I went to Canada.






share|improve this answer













The phenomenon you're asking about is Do-support. It happens with questions when there's no other auxiliary, but not with embedded clauses, even when they would seem like they would be questions:



I enjoy doing X.

What do I enjoy doing?

I am trying to figure out what I enjoy doing.



I left early.

Did I leave early?

He knows if I left early.



I went to Canada.

When did I go to Canada?

I forgot when I went to Canada.







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answered May 18 at 13:08









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  • thank you. appreciate the detailed answer! :)

    – Dominykas Laurinavicius
    May 19 at 9:51



















  • thank you. appreciate the detailed answer! :)

    – Dominykas Laurinavicius
    May 19 at 9:51

















thank you. appreciate the detailed answer! :)

– Dominykas Laurinavicius
May 19 at 9:51





thank you. appreciate the detailed answer! :)

– Dominykas Laurinavicius
May 19 at 9:51



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