Question Formation
Make a question: She works in marketing.
What does she do?
She didn’t study enough, so she failed the exam.
If she had studied enough, she would have passed the exam.
The person ___ helped me was very kind
who
People use this room for meetings.
This room is used for meetings.
If I ___ (know) about the meeting, I ___ (come).
If I had known, I would have come.
They moved here last year.
When did they move here? Where did they move last year?
If we ___ earlier, we wouldn’t have missed the train.
a) leave
b) had left
c) would leave
b) had left
The laptop ___ I bought yesterday doesn’t work.
a) who
b) where
c) that
that
They are discussing the problem right now.
The problem is being discussed right now.
This is the hotel. We stayed there last summer.
This is the hotel where we stayed last summer.
you / finished / have / the report / yet / ?
Have you finished the report yet?
Correct the mistake: If he would have listened to me, nothing bad happened.
If he had listened to me, nothing would have happened.
I know a woman. Her daughter studies abroad.
I know a woman whose daughter studies abroad.
Someone has sent the email to the wrong address.
The email has been sent to the wrong address.
They should have warned us about the delay.
We should have been warned about the delay.
Can you tell me where is the station? Correct the mistake
Can you tell me where the station is?
She didn’t save the document, so she lost it. Rewrite using modal verb
If she had saved the document, she wouldn’t have lost it.
OR
If she had saved the document, she could have avoided losing it.
My friend who lives in Germany is coming to visit me.Are commas needed?
It depends
They will probably cancel the flight.
The flight will probably be cancelled.
Make an indirect question: Why did he leave the company?
Do you know why he left the company?
Make a polite question using Do you mind…
open the window
Do you mind opening the window?
They didn’t take a map. That’s why they got lost.
If they had taken a map, they wouldn’t have got/gotten lost.
Reduce the relative clause: People who work remotely often manage their time better
People working remotely often manage their time better.
People say the company is planning major changes.
It is said that the company is planning major changes.
OR
The company is said to be planning major changes.
Rewrite: They didn’t warn her, so she failed. Why?
If she had been warned, she wouldn’t have failed.
Do you know why this happened?