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1 Who spoke to you?&
2 Who did you speak to?-
3 Who will she leave her money to?- 4 Who'll lend you the money?- 5 What frightened you?-
6 What did she see?- 7 Which hat does he like?- 8 Which hat suits him best?- 9 Whose number did you ring?- 10 Whose telephone rang?-
11 How many people did you invite? - 12 How many people came to your party? -
Write 2: Supply suitable subject question-words on the left and suitable answers on the right.
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1 ... !'%? can play chess? .... .. M . ~ . . w . : ...
2 ... wants to have a day off? ...
3 ... broke the big glass vase? ...
4 ... 'I1 help tomorrow? ...
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5 ... made this mark on the table? A knife
6 ... will make you happy? A new car ...
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7 ... teacher took you for maths?
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8 ... tie goes best with this shirt?
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9 ... dog bit you? My neighbour's
10 ... dog bit you? The ...
11 ... suitcase got lost on the journey? ...
13.8 Subject-questions: 'Who?', 'What?', 'Which?', 'Whose?'
Write 3: What questions would you ask in these situations?
You and some other students are planning a beach party. You need someone who can play the guitar.
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You're entertaining some friends. You've just made another pot of coffee.
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A friend has just seen a film and you want to know the story-line.
You have organized a weekend walk. Ten of the class have said they'll come, but you're worried because you want to know the exact number.
You are discussing a film with a friend. You were most impressed by one actor. What about your friend's opinion?
You're sitting chatting with friends. A chair is squeaking. You find it annoying.
You are at a party and want to go home, but someone's car is blocking your exit. You want to identify the owner of the car.
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You want to identify the students who want to come with you on an excursion.
13.88 Context
Write: Put in the right questions and verb forms.
PLAY IT AGAIN, WINSTON!
(Who/compose) l . . . M ( h a . d . some of the most famous songs of the 20th century? The answer is Irving Berlin. (What songs/compose)
... .? Famous ones, like Alexander's Rag Time Band and White Christmas. There is a well-known story about the famous British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, who read in a paper that Mr Berlin was in London, so he asked his aide to invite the great man to lunch. Over lunch, Mr Churchill asked question after question. (Which paffy/win) ... the next American election? ( Who/be)
the next president of the USA? ( WhaVpapers say) ...
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5.. ... .? (Which papers/be) 6 . . the most influential? (Which country/have) ... the better political system, Britain or America? (Whose system/Mr Berlin prefer)
... ? ( WhaVMr BerliWthink) ... of party politics in Britain? Mr Churchill was very disappointed with Mr Berlin's answers. Mr Berlin didn't have strong political opinions and Mr Churchill decided he was rather dull. The fact is that Mr Churchill's aide had invited the wrong Mr Berlin to lunch. Mr Churchill thought he was speaking to Isaiah Berlin, the famous philosopher, but his aide had invited Irving Berlin, the song-writer instead!
... the wrong Mr Berlin!
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Questions about alternatives Emphatic questions with 'ever'
Questions about alternatives ( I ) : 'Did you laugh, or cry?' [> LEG 13.44-451 We can abbreviate questions after or.
Join these full questions with orto make single questions.
1 Did they listen to records? Did they go for a walk?
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2 Can she dance? Can she sing? Can she play the piano?
3 Do you buy clothes when you need them? Do you wait for the summer sales?
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4 Has she gone to church? Has she stayed at home?
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5 Will you phone her? Will you wait till she rings back?
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Questions about alternatives (2): 'Did you take it, or didn't you?'
[> LEG 13.44-451
We can ask two questions, one affirmative and one negative, about the same thing without repeating the verb in full.
Instead of: Did you take it, or didn't you take it?
We can say: Did you take it, or didn't you?
Did you or didn't you take it? Did you, or didn't you?
Rephrase each question in three ways without repeating the verb in full.
1 Do you like fish, or don't you like fi:h?
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b Da.ycm..m.dm&..gm.&.&.?.
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2 Can you help me, or can't you help me?
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3 Have you sent a card, or haven't you sent a card?
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4 Will you phone the plumber, or won't you phone the plumber?
13.9 Questions about alternatives; emphatic questions with 'ever'
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Emphatic questions with 'ever', etc. [> LEG 13.46-471
1 We ask emphatic questions with everto express admiration, anger, concern, etc.
We write ever as a separate word from question-words. Compare:
Where ever did you buy that tie? Wherever you go, take your passport. [> 1.8C]
How ever did you manage it? However, I managed to persuade him. [> 7.881 What ever does she see in him? Whatever she sees in him, she'll marry him. [> 1.9CI 2 We use ever after all question-words except Which? and Whose? and we often put heavy
stress on it in spoken questions: Where 'ever did you pick that up?
3 We can ask questions with evec
- t o get a subject or an object: What ever made you late? What ever did he say?
- in short responses: What ever for? Why ever not?
or we use a phrase like on earth for extra emphasis: How on earth did you know?
Make these questions more emphatic to express admiration, surprise, concern, etc.
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1 Who gave you permission to do that? ...w & .. w.w.w.w.~ ..do..thctt. '...
2 Why didn't you ask an expert to look at it? ...
3 When did they go to Iceland? ...
4 What will she say next? ...
5 Where shall I put this wet umbrella? ...
6 How do you expect me to carry all this? ...
7 How did you get into this mess? ...
Context
Use forms with ever, etc. and ask questions about alternatives.
THE MAN I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!
Colonel Blimp is a short-tempered man. He pays good money to his motoring organization and he expects instant service. He broke down on a lonely road recently and was ready to explode when he had to wait for two hours before help arrived. Even before the driver got out of his car, the Colonel was muttering, '(What) l....Whaf.. M... took you so long? (What) ... do we pay good money for? I don't break down often, but (when) ... 1 do, I expect real service.' The driver leaned out of the window. ('Have you broken down?
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Have you run out of p e t r ~ l ? ) ' ~ 'Can't start the engine!' the Colonel said sharply. 'Let's have a look at it,' the man said.
('Have you tried to start it? Haven't you tried to start it??
... The Colonel, now red in the face, didn't ...
reply. 'Well, (have you? haven't you?? the
man asked. 'Oh, I see, you've flooded the engine. Got a cloth?' 'Haven't you even brought a cloth?' the Colonel yelled. The man smiled. 'Oh, this isn't my job, you know. I'm just a passing motorist. I stopped because you looked as if you needed help.'
This isn't my job, you know
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