Subject / Object questions
Form a subject question with this sentence:
We want some fruit
Who wants some fruit?
Convert this direct question into an indirect one:
"Where is the nearest bank?"
Example: Could you tell me where the nearest bank is?
Change this direct question to an indirect object question:
"Where does she live?"
Indirect object question:
"Could you tell me where she lives?"
Fill in the blank:
"The movie was so sad that I ____ my eyes out."
"The movie was so sad that I bawled my eyes out."
Fill the gaps:
"Yesterday, I ______ (see) my old friend while I ______ (walk) in the park. We ______ (talk) for an hour before we ______ (decide) to grab coffee."
-x2: MINUS DOUBLE POINTS IF WRONG!
"Yesterday, I saw my old friend while I was walking in the park. We talked for an hour before we decided to grab coffee."
Convert this subject question to an object question:
"Who broke the vase?"
+200 points
Object question:
"What did you break?"
Convert this indirect question into a direct one:
"Could you tell me what time the movie starts?"
+100 points if you explain the differences in formality between direct and indirect questions.
What time does the movie start?
Form both a direct subject question and an indirect object question:
Graham Bell invented the telephone
Direct subject question:
"Who invented the telephone?"
Indirect object question:
"Can you tell me who invented the telephone?"
Choose the correct phrase:
"If you don't manage your time, it's hard to ______ deadlines."
A) stand for
B) meet
C) blow my mind
x2 DOUBLE POINTS
Correct answer:
B) meet.
"If you don't manage your time, it's hard to meet deadlines."
Fill the gaps:
"While they ______ (watch) TV, the power ______ (go) out. They ______ (try) to fix it, but it ______ (not/work)."
"While they were watching TV, the power went out. They tried to fix it, but it didn't work."
Convert this object question to a subject question:
"What did she bake for dessert?"
Subject question:
"Who baked the cake for dessert?"
Turn this direct question into an indirect question:
"Why did she quit her job?"
Example: I would like to know why she quitted her job.
Turn this into both a direct and indirect object question:
"When will they arrive?"
Direct object question:
"When will they arrive?"
Indirect object question:
"Do you know when they will arrive?"
Explain what this means:
"His performance blew my mind."
"His performance blew my mind" means that his performance was incredible or surprisingly good.
Fill in the blanks with used to or would:
"When I was a child, we ______ (go) to my grandparents' house every summer. We ______ (spend) hours playing in the garden and my grandmother ______ (cook) us delicious meals."
"When I was a child, we used to go to my grandparents' house every summer. We would spend hours playing in the garden and my grandmother would cook us delicious meals."
Create both a subject and object question for this sentence:
"The manager approved the new plan."
Subject question:
"Who approved the new plan?"
Object question:
What did the manager approve?
Formulate an indirect question:
"Can you tell me how much these shoes cost?"
+300 points if you mention any other expressions to start indirect questions (at least 3).
How much do these shoes cost?
Formulate both a subject question and an indirect object question:
Helen wrote this book.
If right answer is provided, have another turn!
Subject question:
"Who wrote this book?"
Indirect object question:
"Can you tell me who wrote this book?"
Use the correct phrasal verb:
"Many students ______ anxiety during exam season."
"Many students suffer from anxiety during exam season."
Complete using used to and Past Simple:
"I ______ (not/like) vegetables when I was younger, but I ______ (start) eating them after I ______ (realize) how important they are for health."
+100 points
"I didn't use to like vegetables when I was younger, but I started eating them after I realized how important they are for health."
Create both a subject and an object question for this sentence:
Her cousin was talking about her problems with all her friends at the party on Saturday?
Subject question:
"Who was talking about her problems with all her friends at the party on Saturday?"
Object question:
"What was her cousin talking about with all her friends at the party on Saturday?"
Change this direct question into an indirect one:
"Why is the project delayed, and who will handle it?"
Example: I wonder why the project is delayed and who will handle it.
Combine a direct subject question, direct object question, and indirect object question for this sentence:
He organized the meeting.
+300 if EVERYTHING is correct
Direct subject question:
"Who organized the meeting?"
Direct object question:
"What did he organize?"
Indirect object question:
"Can you tell me what he organized?"
"What does the phrase 'stand for' mean? Use it in a sentence about a common acronym."
Give examples and put them in a phrase.
+100 points
'Stand for' means to represent or symbolize something.
"In the acronym UN, the letters stand for United Nations."
Fill in the blanks using keep + ing and Past Continuous:
"Even though it ______ (rain), we ______ (keep/walk) through the forest. We ______ (hope) it would stop, but it ______ (keep/get) worse."
"Even though it was raining, we kept walking through the forest. We were hoping it would stop, but it kept getting worse."