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Exercises 414 @ crn creamer nn sy ate) Stitt peers ees Sacre eee ego cago a eeern | one ~poeereenrtcrerem (24 a “Ute yma” "Dae ha ang he Jomo th ea : Yow maloipet tort” fone mpg) é iceman, ? eS fae eee ee ae EEN Taner eee ent eens Serteeeeeeeence ote (eerie pawn Nem encectes get Sominetoearay oe ps 1 bm ony aay ono ey) Doyettinan” Yheese tapenade) Seep marie uy? hee In questions we usually put the subject after the fist ver subject + verb verb + subject ‘Will Tom be here tomorrow? Have you bea working hard? When was the house built? Tom will > will Tom? you fave > have you? thehouse was wat the house? emer thatthe subject comes after the fst ver: Ie Katherine working today? (rot I working Katherine) In present simple questions, we use dof does: you ve» do youte? thetlim starts > does them start? Do you lve near here? (What time does the film start? Inpast simple questions, we use di you sold > did yousell?: Did you sell your ca? thetrain stopped did thetrainstop? Why did the tin stop? fut do not we do/does/did if who/what ec. isthe subject ofthe sentence. Compare: who object who sbject Emma phoned Samebody somebody phoned Emma, tec subi Who did Emme phone? \Who_ phoned Emma? Inthese examples, who/what etc isthe subject: ‘Who wants someting toeat? (not Who does want) What happened to youlastright?_ (not What dé happen) How many people came tothe meeting? (ot did come) ‘Which bus goes tothe centre? (not does go) Note the position of prepositions in question begining Who/What/Which/Where .? ‘Who do you want to speak to? ‘What was the weather Uke yesterday? ‘Which job has Tina applied for? ‘Where are you from? ‘You can use preposition + whom in formal style ‘Te whom do you wish to speak? lant it. 2/Didn'tyou... ? te (negative questions) ‘We use negative questions especialy to show surprise: Didn't you hear the doorbell? | rangi hres times ‘or when we expect the lstene to agree with us "Haven't we met before?” Yes, think we have! Note the meaning of yes and no in answers to negative questions: ‘ Yes. (Yes, want to 9) Det souwanttogst | Ne: (Nr tcor want) "Note the word order in negative questions beginning Why 2 ‘Why don't we eat cut tonight? (nat Why we don't eat) ‘Why wasn't Emma at work yesterday?_ (not Why Erma wast) 29 Unit50_ Oveston (do you? ott ic) > Uni 52 Exercises 1.2 © 1+ Joe questions (100k at his answers before you wits the questions) (Where Tlie) Where & gos Over (bor there?) (evatiea?) (how tong / marie) 5 | (citer?) (how old they?) {what /4o2) (una ite do) @® Nee uestions with who or what. Somebody hitme it somebody, ‘Somebody paid the bil Something happened. Diane said something This book belongs to somebody. Somebody lies in that house ell over something Something eloff the shel ‘This word means something \borrowee the money trom somebody fm worried about something in Manchester No, was bor in London, yea ‘Yes, two boys reand5 ma journalist She's a docer. @®@ Pst the wordsin brackets nthe correct order All the sentences are questions 1 hen /was/ bul ths house) en ws tis news be? 2 (how / cheese is made) 3 hen / invented / the computer / was) 4 (why / Sue / working Js / today) 5 what time / coming /your fiends / are) 6 (why /was canceled / the trp) 7 where your mather /was/ Boer) 8 (why /you/ tothe party / didn't / come) 9 (how /the accident did / happen) 10 (why/ tis machine / doesn't / wort) © Wire negative questions rom the words in brackets. In 11 As We wont se Lisa this evening. Wyner? she not come fut wth 2) 2 i Uhope we don't mest Lake tonight 1 Why? (you /not/ ike / rim?) 3A: Dot go and see that lm, 1 Whyynet? it / not / good?) 4 hove to borrow some money. 1 Why?” (you / nat / have any”) ch situation you are surprised lant he coming out with us? 99 Seine este ads] soc] S| | erm] ae | Se Invefsningens dia enn escort do: anata Exercises. @ orice ne smereigcetaaneg ne ‘cont) comes) i) he) open) sash ta) Ome 3 entra

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