XVII. Read and translate the sentences. Make up disjunctive questions to each sentence.

Disjunctive (Tail) Questions

XV. Ask questions about Ann and Liz.

Word order in special questions

Question Words

Special Questions

XIV. Translate into English using modal verbs.

 

1. Мы должны помогать друг другу. 2. Можно мне спеть песню? 3. Можно войти? 4. Вы должны были сделать это, не правда ли? 5. Этого делать нельзя. 6. На завтра вы должны выполнить упражнения 5 и 6 и выучить текст. 7. Ему разрешили пойти на прогулку. 8. Вы можете показать мне свою фотографию? 9. Мы, может быть, поедем за город, если будет хорошая погода. 10. Вы сможете поговорить с ним завтра? 11. Мне пришлось прочесть массу книг, когда я готовилась к докладу. 12. Я не смог вспомнить последние строки стихотворения, и мне пришлось специально позвонить своему другу.

 

what – что, какой, какая, какое, какие

who – кто

whom – кому, кого

whose – чей

which – который

when – когда

why – почему, зачем

how – как

how many (much) – сколько

how old – сколько лет

how far – насколько далеко

how big – насколько велико

 

1) question word

2) auxiliary verb (modal verb or linking verb)

3) subject

4) main or meaning verb

5) object

6) adverbial modifier

NB:If who/ what/ which is the subject of the sentence, do not use do/does/did.

whois the object Ann telephoned someone. Who did Ann telephone?   whois the subject Someone telephoned Ann. Who telephoned Ann?
  1. (where/ Ed and Liz live?)………………………….In London.
  2. (how long / they / be / married?)…………………..15 years.
  3. (what/ Ed do for a living?)…………………………He’s a policeman.
  4. (he/ enjoy his job?)…………………………………Yes, very much.
  5. (they / have a car?)…………………………………Yes.
  6. (when / they / buy it?)………………………………A year ago.
  7. (how much / it cost?)……………………………….£ 3 000.
  8. (they / go on holiday next summer?)……………….Yes.
  9. (where / they / go?)…………………………………To Scotland.

 

XVI. Make up questions with who or what.

  1. Something happened. – What …..?
  2. Someone lives in that house. – Who …..?
  3. Somebody gave me this key. – Who …..?
  4. Mary gave me something. – Who …..?
  5. Tom meets someone every day. – Who …..?
  6. Something fell on the floor. – What …..?
  7. This word means something. – What …..?
  8. Someone broke the window. – Who ...?
  9. He said something. – What .... ?
  10. She bought something yesterday. – What ... ?

 

 

You are a student, aren’t you? Вы студент, не правда ли? He is reading, isn’t he? Он читает, не правда ли? He can read, can’t he? Он умеет читать, не правда ли? He has a book, hasn’t he? У него есть книга, не правда ли?
You aren’t a student, are you? Вы не студент, не правда ли? He isn’t reading, is he? Он не читает, не так ли? He cannot read, can he? Он не умеет читать, не так ли? He hasn’t a book, has he? У него нет книги, не так ли?

 

  1. She is a student.

- Is she a student?

- Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.

  1. He speaks English well.

- Does he speak English well?

- Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.

  1. They have many books.

- Have they many books?

- Yes, they have. / No, they haven’t.

  1. The weather was fine yesterday.

- Was the weather fine yesterday?

- Yes, it was. / No, it wasn’t.

  1. We watched a new film yesterday.

- Did we watch a new film yesterday?

- Yes, we did. / No, we didn’t.

  1. You can read well.

- Can you read well?

- Yes, you can. / No, you cannot.

  1. There will be 4 classes tomorrow.

- Will there be 4 classes tomorrow?

- Yes, there will. / No, there will not.