"What do they eat at noon?"

Translation: 他们中午吃什么？

[patriklaurell]

中午他们吃什么？could this also be correct?

[LukasGroth]

What about 中午他们吃什么?

[Tim85653]

Also correct.

[FeQH1]

Why is it not 吃饭 ？

[MalBrood]

吃饭 is to eat (a meal) and does not pose a question. or were you wanting 'what rice/meal are they eating' which would be 吃什么饭. or are you asking 吃饭什么, the problem there is the question 'what' is replacing 饭

[FeQH1]

Thanks!

[Jo-AnnHan]

good question. I also wrote that and it was marked wrong.

[Andrew-Lin]

他們中午吃什麼？

[Cat722536]

I feel like "中午他们吃什么？" or "Zhōngwǔ tāmen chī shénme?" should also be correct... >:(

[Tim85653]

As far as I know the time can come at the beginning or right after the subject. That would mean yours should be correct, too.

[Meatsim]

中午他们吃什么

Duolingo is teaching me less about language and more about its very strict translation standards

[NicholasBest]

does Duo have any sort of a grammar guide... this is frustrating :DD

[FeQH1]

There is a grammar reference before every lesson but it is quite brief so you should refer to any other sources

[spirit-monkey]

why doesn't it accept 她？？？？？

[Tim85653]

When referring to a group, 他们 (tāmen) refers to a group of all males or a mixed group. 她们 (tāmen) refers to a group of females. So it is more likely correct to use 他.

[ErfanRezamand]

中午他们吃什么？ should be correct

[spirit-monkey]

mm, it's passable but less natural

[shimmyns]

Can anyone please clarify the position of question words?
什么(shen me) - sometimes its last word, sometimes second last
And some other words even go in the beginning of sentence