Self-correcting Exercises

Exercise 1. Define the type of the questions: general (общий), special (специальный), alternative (альтернативный), disjunctive (раздели­тельный).

a) 1. Who likes ice-cream? Special

2. What does he like? Special

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3.	He likes ice-cream, doesn’t he?	Disjunctive
4.	Does he like ice-cream or wine?	Alternative
5.	What does he do?	Special
6.	Does he or his mother like ice-cream?	Alternative
b) 1.	When did he go to Moscow?	Special
2.	Did he go to Moscow?	General
3.	Did he go to Moscow or to Tokyo?	Alternative
4.	Who went to Moscow?	Special
5.	He went to Tokyo, didn’t he?	Disjunctive
6.	Why did he go to Moscow?	Special
7.	He went to Moscow by train, didn’t he?	Disjunctive
8.	When did he go to Moscow?	Special

Exercise 2. Put questions to the words in bold type.

1. At nine o’clock next morning he went to the station.	When did he go to the station? Where did he go next morning?
2. They work at this problem now.	What do they work at?
3. The woman who is speaking with my sister is our neighbour.	Who is the woman speaking with my sister?
4. It was dark and they couldn’t see anything.	Why couldn’t they see anything?
5. She is eighteen.	How old is she?
6. The document was signed by the President.	Whom was the document signed by?
7. As a rule I have ham and eggs for breakfast.	Who has ham and eggs for breakfast?
8. There are twelve students in our group.	How many students are there in your group?
9. It will take them half an hour to get there.	How long will it take them to get there?

Self-training Exercises

Exercise 1. Point out 1) disjunctive, 2) alternative questions and 3) ques­tions to the subject.

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1. Does he often come here? 2. Who often comes here? 3. When does he come here? 4. He often comes here, doesn’t he? 5. Does he or his friend often come here? 6. He doesn’t often come here, does he? 7. What lay on the table? 8. Did the book lie on the table or on the floor? 9. The book lay on the table, didn’t it?

Exercise 2. Put all possible special questions to the following sentences.

1. Last night they went to the drama theatre to see a new play. 2. By the time he came home his younger sister has done all home Exercises. 3. Eve­ry day at 5 o’clock the homeless black cat came to the back door of the old country house to get something to eat. 4. There are many flowers in our garden in summer. 5. He makes many mistakes when he writes his dictations or compositions. 6. The telegram will have been delivered be­fore they get this letter. 7. The theatre was being built when I moved to this street. 8. The students had written their test by 12 o’clock yesterday. 9. Next year she will have taught English for 20 years already. 10. The students are listening to the lecturer attentively.