Flash on Grammar Wh- words as subject or object
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When interrogative pronouns like who and what are the subject of the sentence, we do not use the auxiliaries do/does/did and it is not necessary to invert the subject and the verb. Who drives this car? What kind of tree is that? When these interrogative pronouns are the object of the sentence, we must use the auxiliaries. Who do you go out with on Saturday? What newspaper does your father read? WB p. 12
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Reorder the words to make correct questions.
1 car / whose / that noise / is / making? 2 does / jacket / fit / who / this? 3 your brother / is / doing / what? 4 colour / which / want / you / do? 5 that pretty / girl / is / who / with / red hair? 6 finish / when / you / school / on Fridays / do?
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C hoose the correct alternative in each pair of questions.
1 a Who runs the fastest? b Who does run the fastest? 2 a Which type of music do you listen to? b Which type of music listen you to?
Complete the sentences with can or could, may.
1 Excuse me Sir, _______ I use your pen please? 2 Mum, _______ I go to Tina’s party on Saturday? 3 Mrs Jones, _______ I use your washing machine please? Mine is broken. 4 _______ we sit down now? I’m really tired. 5 _______ I leave the classroom for a minute please, Sir? 6 _______ I have a day or two to think about the company’s offer?
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Translate these phrases into your own
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1 Could I leave before the end of the lesson? _________________________________________ 2 Could you ask him to come on Saturday, not Thursday? _________________________________________ 3 Can we watch the DVD with you? _________________________________________ 4 Can I change the channel on the TV? _________________________________________ 5 May I borrow your pen, please? _________________________________________ 6 Can I finish the dessert? _________________________________________
Suggestions
3 a Which pizza tastes best? b Which pizza does taste best?
To make a suggestion we use:
4 a What does make you angry? b What makes you angry?
Let’s…/Why don’t you…?/Shall we…? followed by the base form of the verb. Why don’t you all come over to my place?
5 a Which clothes prefer you? b Which clothes do you prefer?
How about…?/What about…? followed by a noun or the -ing form of the verb. How about a pizza? What about getting some pizzas?
Permission and requests: can, could, may We use the modal verbs can, could and may to ask for or give permission to do something. Could and may are used in formal contexts or to make very polite requests. Can we sit here, Kate? Could my mother sit here, please? May I sit here, Madam? WB p. 13
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Complete these suggestions.
1 Why _____________ we buy tickets for the concert? 2 _____________ we go to the cinema? 3 How _____________ meeting at nine o’clock outside the cinema? 4 _____________ go to see the new Twilight film. 5 What _____________ going for a drink first? 6 _____________ don’t we go to Soft Rock Café?
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