lesson 4 A2

A.2 observe the word order of questions with the verb be.

STATEMENT:			john	Is in	class
YES/NO QUESTION:		is	john	in	class?
					where
		is	john	in	class?
WH-QUESTION:	where	is	John?

COOMENT

1.       The wh-word which replaces a part of the predicete phrase is put at the beginning of the question.

2.       The rest of the pattern is the same as for yes/no questions: the form of be (am, are, is was, or were) is placed before the subject.

ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES

Who was that man?                                        My father.

What is he?                                                        An architect.

What are you?                                                  A student.

Where is john?                                                 In class.

When is he here?                                            In the morning.

Exercise 7. Change the statement into a question with where when. Another student will answer. The answer should be like the expression of time or place in the teacher’s statement.

John is in class	Student A: WHERE IS JOHN?
	Student B: IN CLASS
John is tired at night	Student A: WHEN IS JOHN TIRED?
	Student B: AT NIGHT

                                                                                        

1.       Mary is sleepy in the morning

2.       Mary was in Chicago

3.       Mr. Miller was hungry at noon

4.       The children were quite on the bus

5.       George was at the library

6.       Betty was in New York

7.       George was sick last week

8.       George was twenty years old last week

9.       George and Betty were at the movies

10.   George and Betty are in class

11.   Suits are expensive in Ney York

Exercise 8. Listen to the statement about Paul. Make a wh-question with the word you

Paul studies in the morning	Student A: WHEN YOU STUDY?
	Student B: AT NIGHT (IN THE AFTERNOON, etc)
Paul is a doctor	Student B: WHAT ARE YOU?
	Student C: A STUDENT (AN ARCHITECT, etc)

1.       Paul studies in the library

2.       Paul sees Mr. Miller

3.       Paul is a lawyer

4.       Paul studied grammar yesterday

(two possibilities)

5.       Paul was in New York last year

(two possibilities)

6.       Paul studied business administration

7.       Paul studied in Chicago

8.       Paul arrived last week

9.       Paul studies at night

10.   Paul wa at the library last night

(two possibilities)

Taken from: English sentence structure by Robert Khrohn