Question (1) Exercises

UNIT 47 Question (1) Exercises

47.1   Ask questions about Ed and Liz.

Example: (Ed and Liz/be/married?) Are Ed and Luiz married?  "Yes, they are''

1.   (where/Ed and Liz live?)____________________________ ''In Detroit.''

2.   (how long/they/be/married?)__________________________________ ''15 years.''

3.   (what/Liz do for a living?) _______________________________________"She's a math teacher

4.   (she/like being a teacher?)_________________________________________''Yes, she does.''

5.   (What/Ed do for a living?)_______________________________________''He's a police officer.''

6.   (he/enjoy his job?)_____________________________________________''Yes, very much.''

7.   (he/arrest anyone yesterday?)_______________________________________________ ''No.''

8.   (they/have/a car?) ______________________________________________________ ''Yes''

9.   (when/they/buy it?)____________________________________________________"A year ago''

10.   (they/go/on vacation next summer?) _________________________________________''Yes.''

11.   (where/they/go?)__________________________________________________''to Florida''


47.2   This time make questions with who or what.

Examples: Somebody hit me "Who hit you?''
I hit somebody "Who did you hit?''

l.   ''Something happened.''  "What_________________________________?''

2.   ''Someone lives in that house.''   "Who___________________________________?''

3.   "Somebody gave me this key''   "Who_______________________________________?''

4.   ''Henry gave me something.''    ''What_______________________________________?''

5.   ''Tom meets someone every day''    "Who_______________________________________?''

6.   "I fell over something''    ''What______________________________________________?''

7.   ''Something fell on the floor.''    ''What________________________________________?''

8.   "This word means something''   ''What________________________________________?''                      

47.3   Make negative questions. Each time you are surprised.

Example: "We won't see Ann this evening.'' Oh! (she/not/come to the party tonight?)''
Isn't she coming to the party tonight?

1.   "I hope we don't meet Brian tonight.''  "Why? (you /not/like him?)''________________________

2.   ''I'll have to borrow some money.'' ''Why? (you /not/have/any?)''__________________________

3.   "Don't go and see that movie'' "Why? (it/not/be/good?)''________________________________


47.4   Make negative questions with "Why . . . ?''

Examples: (I didn't lock the door.) Why didn't you lock the door?
(Mary wasn't invited to the party.) Why wasn't Mary invited to the party?

1.   (I don't like George.)_____________________you______________________________?

2.   (Jim wasn't at work today.) Why_____________________________________________?

3.   (I'm not ready yet.) Why______________________________________________________?

4.   (Sue doesn't eat fruit.)________________________________________________________?

5.   (Maria can't come to the meeting.)________________________________________________?