1. Why do you not like becoming a journalist?

Because I want to become an office worker.

2. Why don't you not like becoming a journalist?

Because I want to become an office worker.

(Are both questions the same? Are the answers suitable for each question?)

3. This is what I wanted.
3-1. This is the thing that I wanted.

4. These are what I wanted.
4-1. These are the things that I wanted.

5. This is what I wanted.
5-1. This is all that I watned.

(Is each pair the same?)

1 and 2 --

Both questions are the same, but the question in #2 is more colloquial, less stilted. The answer is fine.

3 and 4 --
These pairs are fine -- each pair means the same.

5 is different, though.
5 implies that the person has found the one thing he/she wanted.
5-1 implies that the person found what he/she wanted and wants nothing else!

1. The first two questions are essentially asking the same thing, which is why the answer is the same for both. Both questions ask why you do not like becoming a journalist, and the answer given is because you want to become an office worker.

2. Although the second question is a double negative, it is still asking why you do not like becoming a journalist. The answer remains the same because it addresses your preference for becoming an office worker.

3. The sentences "This is what I wanted" and "This is the thing that I wanted" convey the same meaning. Both express that the mentioned item or situation aligns with your desires.

4. Similarly, the sentences "These are what I wanted" and "These are the things that I wanted" have the same meaning. Both indicate that the mentioned items or situations are in line with your desires.

5. The sentences "This is what I wanted" and "This is all that I wanted" convey a slightly different emphasis. The first indicates that the mentioned item or situation is something you desired, whereas the second emphasizes that it is the only thing you desired.