Lesson 4 (exercise 1-3)

Exercise 1. Change the statement into a yes/no question. Then make a wh-question beginning with the word what.

John likes milk
Does	Does john like milk?
What	What does john like?
Paul likes water
Does	Does paul like water?
what	What does paul like?

1.       Mary likes coffee. Does/what

2.       Mr. Miller likes beer. Does/what

3.       Mrs. Miller likes wine.

4.       Mrs. Allen usually has tea

5.       John likes tomato juice

6.       Mary usually likes orange juice

(continue using PAST tense)

7.       Paul practiced pronunciation

8.       John studied grammar

9.       Mary repeated the exercise

10.   Mr. Miller repeated the new words

11.   Mr. Miller learned the new words

12.   Mr. Allen studied the exercise

Exercise 2. Practise the use of what in questions. Substitute the words into the question.

What does big mean?
Intelligent	WHAT DOES INTELLIGENT MEAN?
Exist	WHAT DOES EXIST MEAN?
actual	WHAT DOES ACTUAL MEAN?

1.       Difficult

2.       Tiny

3.       Simple

4.       Penny

5.       Dime

6.       Quarter

7.       Tooth

8.       Entire

9.       Fubby

10.   Assist

Exercise 3. Ask for the meaning of words. Change the statement into a question beginning with what. Another student will answer.

Smart means intelligent	Student A : What does smart mean?
	Student B: It means intelligent
Big means large	Student A : What does big mean?
	Student B: It means large

1.       Huge means very large

2.       Tiny means very small

3.       Assist means help

4.       Hard often means difficult

5.       Right often means correct

6.       Noon means twelve o’clock

7.       Rarely means seldom

8.       Dozen means twelve

Taken from: English sentence structure by Robert Khrohn

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lesson 4

Lesson 4

A.1 Compare the word order of yes/no questions and wh-questions.

Statement:			John	Likes	Coffee
Yes/no questions:		does	john	like	Coffee?
Wh- Question:	What	Does	John	Like	Coffee?

Comments

1.       Wh- questions of this type begin with a question word, such as who, what, when, or where. The rest of the word order pattern is the same as in yes or no questions: do, does, or some orther auxiliary is placed before the subject.

2.       Who substitutes for a noun phrase which refers to a person.

What substitutes for a noun phrase which refers to a thing.

When substitutes for an adverbial  which refers to time.

Where substitutes for an adverbial  which refers to place.

NOTE: In this pattern, the wh- words are substitues for parts of the the predicate phrase. The use of wh-words as substitutes for the subject is treated in Lesson 9.

ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES

QUESTIONS	SHORT ANSWER
What does john like?	Coffee
What does he study?	English
What did he study yesterday?	Grammar
Where does he study at night?	In the library
Where did he study last night?	At home
When does he usually study?	In the morning
When did he study yesterday?	In the morning
Who does he visit every day?	Mary
Whom does he visit every day?	Mary

NOTE: who in this pattern is informal standard english. It is used in conversation and in notes and letters to friends and relatives. Whom is formal standard English and is used in speeches and formal writing, such as papers which students write in college.

Taken from: English sentence structure by Robert Khrohn

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