B. Special Questions

Специальные вопросы (Special Questions) -- это вопросы к различным членам предложения. В них на первом месте стоит вопросительное слово

( или группа слов) Where? What? How? When? Why? How many? How old? и т.д. А далее порядок слов такой же, как в общих вопросах (т.е. вспомогательный или модальный глагол, подлежащее, основной глагол и остальные члены предложения).

“TO BE” ­– present, past simple

question word	be	subject
When Where	is were	the news on television? you yesterday?

OTHER VERBS – present, past simple

question word	auxiliary	subject	main verb
How why	do did	you he	know my name? miss the bus?

OTHER TENSES

question word	auxiliary	subject	main verb
Where When Why	have will were	you she they	been? leave? shouting?

MODALS – can, must, should, shall, might, may

question word	modal	subject	main verb
What Why How	shall must should	I you I	wear? go? know?

MODALS – have to, need to, be able to

question word	auxiliary	subject	modal verb
Where What	do does	I he	have to go? need to bring?
When	is	she	able to come?

Ответы на специальные вопросы даются полные с повторением всех членов предложения, логически необходимых для данного ответа.

• Where was he yesterday? - He was at home (yesterday).

• When did you last see him? - I saw him two days ago.

Exercise 1. Ask and answer special questions with Who, What, How, Where, When or Why.

S tudent A: Student B:

1. ____________________do you spell your name?

2. ____________________are you from?

3. ____________________do you live?

4. ____________________old are you?

5. ____________________is your birthday?

6. ____________________tall are you?

7. ____________________kind of films do you like?

8. ____________________is your favourite singer?

9. ____________________is your favourite TV programme?

10. ____________________do you like it?

Exercise 2. Use these sentences to ask questions. Begin each sentence with the words given.

S tudent A: Student B:

1. They may be listening to the music. ( What ) ?

2. We should have visited our aunt long ago. ( Whom ) ?

3 The doctor`s bill ought to have been paid yesterday. ( Whose ) ?

4 He may have been working at the problem for a fortnight. ( How long ) ?

5. We must accept the truth about ourselves. ( Who ) ?

6. I had to take my examination last week. ( When ) ?

7. The students should take their examinations twice a year. ( How often) ?

8. People can`t afford wasting time. ( Why ) ?

9. You ought to book a double room. ( What room ) ?

10. Interpreters have to speak a foreign language well. ( What ….to do well ) ?

Exercise 3. What do you think they asked? Use your imagination!

S tudent A: Student B:

1. A: ……? B: A hamburger, please.

2. A: ……? B: At three o’clock. It was two minutes late.

3. A: ……? B: By plane – if I can get a ticket.

4. A: ……? B: In Australia. He’s been there for thee years.

5. A: ……? B: The postman. He brought an express letter.

6. A: ……? B: Fantastic! We had seats in the front row.

7. A: ……? B: Cornflakes usually – and sometimes toast.

8. A: ……? B: All my life – and I have never wanted to live anywhere else!

9. A: ……? B: Let’s go to France. I‘ve never been there.

Exercise 4. Look at the answers. Ask questions with What, Where, Why, Who, When, How ( some of them may be used more than once).

S tudent A: Student B:

Questions Answers

1. _________your name? -- My name is Nick.

2. __________the children? -- John’s in the garden and Silvia is in town.

3. __________I put on? -- Put on your blue trousers.

4. ______you come to the party? -- Because I wasn’t feeling well.

5. _______you get that pullover? -- Mum gave it to me for my birthday.

6. __________the parcel come? -- Yesterday. The postman brought it just before I went to work.

7. _______you spell Mississippi? -- I think M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I but you’d better look it up.

8. _______you get to the station? -- I went by taxi. I missed the bus.

In these questions who or what is the subject :

• Who lives in the house?

• What happened?

• What`s burning?

• Who has got my key?

• In this questions who or what is the object :

• Who did you meet yesterday?

• Who did she say?

• Who are you phoning?

• What was he wearing?

N.B. Don’t mix up!!!

Subject Object Tomico is painting Frank Joe wants to see Mr. Reed. Karen wrote to Gary. Asking about the Subject “Who is painting Frank?” “Tomico.” “Who wants to see Mr. Reed?” “Joe.” “Who wrote to Gary?” “Karen”. Asking about the Object “Who is Tomico painting?’ “Frank”. “Who does Joe want to see?” “Mr. Reed”. “Who did Karen write to?” “Gary”.

Exercise 5. Here is a short text about freshers during the break. Ask and answer subject and object questions, using Who…? as in the model:

Gina is looking for Oscar. Oscar is talking to Nancy. Bernie is talking to James. Franco is playing table tennis with Carmen. Rob is waving to Yoshiko. Judy is looking at Marty. Marty is looking at himself in the mirror!

S tudent A: Student B:

S tudent A: Student B: