Question Words
Q: _______ is your family?
A: They are well, thank you.
How
She brought ________ apple to eat during her break.
an
Introduces a singular countable noun that starts with a vowel for the first time.
Use this -ly adverb in a sentence:
quietly
e.g. They spoke quietly in the library.
It ________ (be) a beautiful day and many people ________ (be) outside.
is, are
yesterday, i went to toronto with my friend.
Yesterday, I went to Toronto with my friend.
Capitalization!
Q: ______ is the Prime Minster of Canada?
A: His name is Mark Carney.
Who
We went on a school trip to see ________ Niagara Falls last week.
∅
Niagara Falls = A proper noun whose name does not take an article
Use this -ly adverb in a sentence:
quickly
e.g. He walked quickly down the hallway.
If I had a million dollars, I ________ (buy) a house.
would buy
Every morning, the he walk to school because they likes the fresh air.
Every morning, the he walks to school because he likes the fresh air.
Present simple -s for third person singular!
Q: ________ is the nearest washroom?
A: It is down the hall.
Where
Reading that novel was ________ most challenging assignment of the semester.
the
Superlatives always need the definite article "the".
Use this -ly adverb in a sentence:
energetically
e.g. They danced energetically to the music.
Right now, the students ________ (read) their novels, but usually they ________ (write) in their journals every morning.
are reading, write
Last week, we read a great book and write a paragraph about it.
Last week, we read a great book and wrote a paragraph about it.
Both verbs must be in simple past!
Q: _______ did you come to Canada?
A: I came to Canada almost four weeks ago.
When
Yesterday, I saw ________ moose standing outside my window. ________ moose was huge!
a, The
The first mention uses an indefinite article, and the second mention uses the definite article because it is now a specific, known object.
Use this -ly adverb in a sentence:
humbly
The artist accepted the award humbly, thanking her team for their hard work.
Yesterday, after we ________ (finish) our group assignment, we ________ (go) to the library to study.
finished, went
My teacher has a car red and she drives it fastly to work.
My teacher has a red car and she drives it fast / quickly to work.
Adjective + noun; "fastly" is not an adverb!
Q: _______ are they at the library?
A: Because they need to study.
Why
Learning ________ language takes time, but ________ languages are very fun to study.
a, ∅
The first blank uses "a" for a single, general countable noun. The second blank uses no article because we are talking about a general plural nouns.
Use this -ly adverb in a sentence:
relentlessly
It rained relentlessly all afternoon, flooding the streets.
While Maria ________ (take) notes during the lesson, the fire alarm suddenly ________ (ring).
was taking, rang
She want to be engineer, so she studies hard in library every day.
She wants to be an engineer, so she studies hard in the library every day.
- Adding the missing third-person "-s" ("wants")
- The correct indefinite article before a vowel sound ("an engineer")
- The definite article for a specific shared place ("the library")