Grammar general questions

NOTE:

subject+verb	verb+subject
Tom will	Will Tom?
You have	Have you?
The house was	Was the house?
You live	Do you live?
The film begins	Does the film begin?
The train stopped	Did the train stop?

6.	Complete the questions and check yourselves.

1. ____ I leave early today?

2. ____ you carry this box for me?

3. ____ you from Spain?

4. ____ Franco an engineer?

5. ____ I your friend?

6. ____ Mary cleaning the window now?

7. ____ the boys playing football now?

8. ____ you got a country house?

9. ____ John already written his essay?

10. ____ Mary cooked dinner when Jim came home?

7.	Complete the questions and check yourselves.

1. ____ we have to stay at school after classes?

2. ____ Betty have to look after her little brother?

3. ____ Robert have to rewrite his composition yesterday?

4. ____ I use your pen for a moment?

5. ____ Chris visit his sick mother?

6. ____ Andrew become a student next year?

7. ____ they like to get these dictionaries?

8. ____ we have a party this weekend?

9. ____ I tell John the truth?

10. ____ they good mixers?

8.	Complete the questions and check yourselves.

1. ____ Tim at home when you called him?

2. ____ there anybody downstairs?

3. ____ there Chinese books in your home library?

4. ____ there be a new hotel there?

5. ____ you go to the seaside in August?

6. ____ Jane dance best of all in our class?

7. ____ Mike like reading Japanese literature?

8. ____ the Browns live in the country in summer?

9. ____ Hugh help his grandfather in the garden last week?

10. ____ you learn to drive two months ago?

9.	Put the general questions to the following sentences.

1. The Armed Forces of the USA consist of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.

2. The Army is responsible for preparing forces for combat operations on land.

3. The Navy and Marine Corps are responsible for preparing forces for combat operations at sea.

4. The Air Force is responsible for preparing forces for combat operations in the air.

5. The Army includes different arms and services.

6. The Department of Defence is headed by the civilian Secretary of Defence.

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Answer the questions and make up a story about your town.

1. What region is your town situated in?

2. Is your town large or small?

3. How many people live there?

4. How old is it?

5. What forms the centre of it?

6. What places of interest are there in your town?

7. What monuments can we find in it?

8. Who was the founder of the town?

9. How did the town get its name?

10. Is there any river or lake near it?

11. Are there any parks and squares in your town?

12. What schools, colleges or universities are there?

13. What big factories, plants or joint ventures are there?

14. What outstanding people lived and worked in your town?

15. What can you tell us about the town’s sports life?

16. Do you know much of the town’s history?

17. Could you work as a guide there?

18. Is there anything you are proud of?

19. Do you want to stay in your town after leaving university?

LAUGHS PARADE

Reliable Identification

“Private Morrison, whom did you let in when you were on guard duty at the headquarters?”

“A friend.”

“And how did you know it?”

“He told me it himself when I asked, ‘Halt. Who goes there’?”

Music Lover

“Do you like music, John?”

“Oh, yes, indeed.”

“And which piece of music do you like best of all?”

“When the bugler blows that dinner time signal ‘Come and get it’.”

At Reveille

“What’s the big idea, Private Smith? Haven’t you heard the reveille signal?”

“Yes, I have, sergeant. But I thought it was a dream.”

Answers: (ex. 6, 7, 8)

1. Can / Shall I leave early today?

2. Could / Will you carry this box for me?

3. Are you from Spain?

4. Is Franco an engineer?

5. Am I your friend?

6. Is Mary cleaning the window now?

7. Are the boys playing football now?

8. Have you got a country house?

9. Has John already written his essay?

10. Had Mary cooked dinner when Jim came home?

11. Do we have to stay at school after classes?

12. Does Betty have to look after her little brother?

13. Did Robert have to rewrite his composition yesterday?

14. May I use your pen for a moment?

15. Must Chris visit his sick mother?

16. Will Andrew become a student next year?

17. Would they like to get these dictionaries?

18. Shall we have a party this weekend?

19. Should / Shall I tell John the truth?

20. Were / Are they good mixers?

21. Was Tim at home when you called him?

22. Is there anybody downstairs?

23. Are there Chinese books in your home library?

24. Will there be a new hotel there?

25. Do / Will you go to the seaside in August?

26. Does Jane dance best of all in our class?

27. Does Mike like reading Japanese literature?

28. Do the Browns live in the country in summer?

29. Did Hugh help his grandfather in the garden last week?

30. Did you learn to drive two months ago?

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