Question Formation
right or wrong?
who did say that to you?
wrong!
who said that to you?
research has find that texting helps spelling
found
have you heard _____ Nigella's olive oil chocolate cake
have you heard _______ the old lady who swallowed a fly? Perhaps she'll die.
of
about
what word rhymes with "weaver"
fever
weather
clever
fever
right or wrong?
I'd better to get off the phone
wrong!
I'd better get off the phone
turn into an indirect question:
will you come to the party?
do you think you will come to the party?
she _______ here since 1998
has lived/has been living
has been
"speak quietly, lest you wake the baby up"
what does "lest" mean?
in case / in fear of / so that doesn't happen
it looks like it will rain
looks like rain
right or wrong?
to who are you writing this letter?
wrong!
who are you writing this letter to?
create and indirect question with:
do you know
do you know why your parents chose your name?
if someone invites me to a Restaurante, what do I mean when I say:
I have lost my wallet with all my cards.
I don't have any money
the travellers trudged across the muddy field, each step heavier than the last.
what does "trudged" mean?
to walk slowly, with difficulty and much effort
"all's good"
make this sentence less colloquial
everything is well/fine
all is well/fine
What one-word noun follows all of: formal, informal, handwritten, love, cover, chain? Make a sentence with it
I have to send in a cover letter with my job application
when do we drop the auxiliary verb in wh- questions?
when the wh- question word is the subject of the sentence.
right or wrong?
I have been knowing you since August
wrong!
I have known you since August
'twas brillig, and the slithy toves
did gyre and gimble in the wabe.
what part of speech is toves?
noun
write a sentence with an idiom that means "very happy"
she is over the moon with the marriage proposal
write a sentence with a manner adverb, use the root noun "delight"
He writes delightfully
in a wh- question, where does the preposition usually go?
ex: where did you come?
in the end
where did you come from?
compose a sentence with a word that introduces a point in the past. Use the word "you"
You have been playing basketball since 2000
He took his vorpal sword in hand;
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree
And stood awhile in thought.
Based on its position before "foe," what kind of word is "manxome" and what is its likely meaning?
some adjective describing "foe", most likely "fearsome" or "formidable"
write a sentence with a British intensifier adverb + adjective, use the pronoun "you or your"
your manners are utterly disgusting
you are absolutely wrong about everything
“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!”
He chortled in his joy.
Infer the meaning of "frabjous"
some positive adjective, akin to joyful, wonderful