<p>Yes, it is grammatically correct.</p>

<p>And it is very natural.</p>

<p>Breaking it apart (somehow) gives the "eight o'clock" part an emphasis. You can also say 昨天晚上我八点去超市了, if you want to emphasize on "八点".</p>

<p>Question words are sometimes automatically emphasized (as it is what the speaker cares about), so it is very natural to say: 昨天晚上你几点去超市了？</p>

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<p>As I know words describing time are placed before and after Subject, e.g.:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><strong>昨天晚上八点</strong>我去超市了。</p>
  
  <p>我<strong>昨天晚上八点</strong>去超市了。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>So I expected the same to be in questions, </p>

<blockquote>
  <p><strong>昨天晚上几点</strong>你去超市了？ OR</p>
  
  <p>你<strong>昨天晚上几点</strong>去超市了？</p>
</blockquote>

<p>but I saw something like breaking time before &amp; after Subject:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><strong>昨天晚上</strong>你<strong>几点</strong>去超市了？</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Is it grammaticaly correct?</p>

<grammar><word-order>
几点 position in sentence
# 几点 position in sentence

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-09-17)

As I know words describing time are placed before and after Subject, e.g.:

> **昨天晚上八点**我去超市了。
>
> 我**昨天晚上八点**去超市了。

So I expected the same to be in questions,

> **昨天晚上几点**你去超市了？ OR
>
> 你**昨天晚上几点**去超市了？

but I saw something like breaking time before & after Subject:

> **昨天晚上**你**几点**去超市了？

Is it grammaticaly correct?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-09-17. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Yes, it is grammatically correct.

And it is very natural.

Breaking it apart (somehow) gives the "eight o'clock" part an emphasis. You can also say 昨天晚上我八点去超市了, if you want to emphasize on "八点".

Question words are sometimes automatically emphasized (as it is what the speaker cares about), so it is very natural to say: 昨天晚上你几点去超市了？


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