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EXERCISE 39: Use your own words to complete the dialogues with questions that begin with
why, when, what time, and where.
I. A: Where do you want to go for your vacation?
B: Hawaii.
2. A:
B: Ten o'clock.
3. A:
B: Because I was tired.
4. A:
B: Last week.
5. A:
B: South America.
6. A:
B: Because I forgot.
7. A:
B: Downtown.
8. A:
B: Several months ago.
9. A:
B: At a Chinese restaurant.
What is used in a question when you want to find out about a thing. Who is used when you want to find
out about a person. (See Chart 5-15 for questions with who.)
I
(QUESTION + HELPING + SUBJECT + MAIN
WORD) VERB VERB
ANSWER
(a) Did Carol buy a car? + Yes, she did (She bought a car.)
(b) What did Carol buy? + A car. (She bought a car.)
(c) Is Fred holding a book? + Yes, he k. (He's holding a book.)
(d) What is Fred holding? + A book. (He's holding a book.)
s v o
(e) Carol bought a car.
In (e): a car is the object of the verb.
0 V S v
( f ) What did Carol buy?
I
In (f):
what is the object of the verb.
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