Making Questions
In terms of word order, what parts of a given sentence are usually inverted in a question?
Subject and verb or auxiliary verb.
BBC = The UK what ??? = Ireland.
RTE
Adjective, synonym of distant or faraway.
Remote
What you put on if you get cut.
A bandage
What is 'Chinos' in English?
A pair of pants.
In what type of questions Subject and Verb are never inverted?
In indirect questions.
What Irish boy band took centre stage in Dublin's New Year's Festival 2022-2023?
Westlife.
Adjective used to describe something that has been designed so that, no matter who tries using it, it won't fail.
Foolproof
You feel this need if a mosquito bites you but also you get this if you fall off and hurt your knee slightly.
Scratch
What's a 'hoodie'?
A sweater with a hood.
'Who wrote this?'
When are auxiliary verbs omitted in a question?
When 'who, what, which, etc', are the subject of the sentence.
What extremely relevant British figure died on September 8th, 2022?
Queen Elizabeth II.
Compound adjective used to describe someone who is determined.
Strong-willed
Common idiomatic expression to say you're not feeling well.
To be/feel under the weather.
To put on nice clothes for a special occasion.
Dress up
'Could you tell me where's the post office?'
Why do English speakers use indirect questions?
To be more polite.
Who was the well known Irish writer to have been imprisoned in the UK for indicency?
Oscar Wilde
Compound adjective used to describe a person who seems forgetful and distracted.
Absent-minded
Verb + quantifier to express lack of interest or attention on something.
Care less
Adjective to describe clothes with lines.
Stripped
'Isn't this a beautiful place?'
Why do English speakers use NEGATIVE Questions?
To show surprise because someone does not agree with them and to check if something is true.
At present, who is the Prime Minister of Ireland?
Leo Varadkar
Compound adjective used to describe a situation that could kill you.
Life-threatening
Phrasal verb, synonym of 'get on well'.
Hit it off.
Adjective to describe something decorated with a repetitive design.
Patterned