CHAPTER 5. ASKING QUESTIONS (5) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 5. ASKING QUESTIONS

 

5-3 WHERE, WHY, WHEN AND WHAT TIME EXERCISE 5. Information questions. (Charts5-2 and 5-3) Directions: Create information questions. Use where, why, when, or what time. 1 A: ______ When are you going to go downtown? ______ B: Tomorrow. (I'm going to go downtown tomorrow.) 2 A: _____________________________________________________________ B: At Lincoln Elementary School. (My children go to school at Lincoln Elementary School) 3 A: _____________________________________________________________ B: At 1 : 10. (Class begins at 1 : 10.) 4 A: _____________________________________________________________ B: Four years ago. (I met the Smiths four years ago.) 5 A: _____________________________________________________________ B: It's waiting for a mouse. (The cat is staring at the hole in the wall because it's waiting for a mouse.)   EXERCISE 6. Yes/no and information questions. (Charts 5-2 and 5-3) Directions: Work in pairs to create dialogues. Switch roles after item 6. Speaker A. Ask a question that will produce the given answer. Speaker B: Give the short answer, and then give a long answer.   Example: After midnight. SPEAKER A: What time did you go to bed last night? SPEAKER B: After midnight. I went to bed after midnight last night. 1 The day before yesterday. 7 Tomorrow afternoon. 2 Yes, I do. 8 Viet Nam. 3 Because I wanted to. 9 No, I can't. 4 At 8:30. 10 Because the weather is . . .today. 5 Yes, he is. 11 Yeah, sure. Why not? 6 At a grocery store. 12 1 don't know. Maybe.   EXERCISE 7. Questions with WHY. (Chart 5-3) Directions: Work in pairs to create dialogues. Switch roles after item 4. Speaker A: Say the sentence in the book. Speaker B: Ask "Why?" or "Why not?" and then ask the full why-question. Speaker A: Make up an answer to the question.   Example: I can't go with you tomorrow. SPEAKER A: I can't go with you tomorrow. SPEAKER B: Why not? Why can't you go with me tomorrow? SPEAKER A: Because I have to study for a test. 1 I ate two breakfasts this morning. 5 I'm happy today. 2 I don't like to ride on airplanes. 6 I had to call the police last night. 3 I'm going to sell my guitar. 7 I can't explain it to you. 4 I didn't go to bed last night. 8 I'm not speaking to my cousin.

 

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