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February 17, 2016, 11:49 AM
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Reorganizing words to form a valid question
I am asked to reorganize this sentence. I have tried every variant I think. I must make these words into a correct question. This is some online practice thing. I can't even skip the question, it's just repeatedly says I'm wrong.
¿ Juan en cafetería la cena ? I keep thinking it wants me to say is "Is Juan in the cafeteria eating dinner" or something. Every combo doesn't seem to work. 
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February 17, 2016, 12:54 PM
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It's not a sentence. That is why you cannot make sense of it. If está were there, you can conceivably create a sentence: Juan está en la cafeteria la Cena
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February 17, 2016, 01:01 PM
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I can remove some words, does that help?
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February 17, 2016, 01:32 PM
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No, it's not a sentence. Where's the verb?
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Me ayuda si corrige mis errores. Gracias. Last edited by poli; February 17, 2016 at 01:35 PM.
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February 17, 2016, 05:28 PM
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There is a verb: "cenar".
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February 17, 2016, 06:43 PM
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O verdad. Entonces se puede hace un frase con sentido.
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Me ayuda si corrige mis errores. Gracias. Last edited by AngelicaDeAlquezar; February 17, 2016 at 09:27 PM. Reason: Removed answer.
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February 20, 2016, 05:39 AM
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So I got a hold of the teacher and even she said that she wouldn't have made the question this way.
The answer is ¿Cena en la cafetería Juan?
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#8
February 20, 2016, 08:43 AM
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Perfectly good question.
You can also place the subject before the verb, or after the verb, just before the prepositional phrase.
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#9
February 20, 2016, 07:04 PM
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I agree with Rusty's recommendation. Actually, for me it's way better to ask "¿Cena Juan en la cafetería?"
Very often in Spanish, what comes first is what is more important, and I find more important the person than the coffee shop. 
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