(General Questions)
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Will | you | go | there tomorrow? |
Have | you | finished | your composition? |
Can | you | play | tennis? |
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Does he live in Minsk? Yes, he does. No, he doesnt. | ? . . |
Can you do it? Yes, I can. No, I cant. | ? . . |
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Dont you want to see our park? | ? |
(Disjunctive Questions/TagQuestions)
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He is here, isnt he? | , ? |
He isnt here, is he? | , ? |
You will come, wont you? | , ? |
Your brother can repare radio-sets, cant he? | , ? |
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Todays Monday, isnt it? | Yes, it is. |
You dont like coffee, do you? | No, I dont. |
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1. | I am | arent I? |
2. | I used to | didnt I? |
3. | Imperative ( ) | will you / wont you / can you / could you? |
4. | Lets | shall we? |
5. | Let me / him etc. | will / won / t you? |
6. | Dont | will you? |
7. | There is / are | isnt / arent there? |
8. | This / That is | isnt it? |
I am younger than she, arent I? | , , ? |
She used to live here, didnt she? | , ? |
Please close the window, will you/wont you/can you/could you? | , . |
Lets go to the cinema, shall we? | . |
Let him do it, will you/wont you? | . |
Dont talk, will you? | . |
There are four chairs in the room, arent there? | , ? |
That book is yours, isnt it? | , ? |
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(Special Questions)
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Who | gave | you these flowers? | ||
Whose | works | won | the Nobel Prize? | |
What | happens | if you heat water? | ||
What | are | you | writing? | |
Where | are | you | going? | |
When | did | you | come | home? |
Why | have | you | done | that? |
How old | are | you? | ||
How much | is | it? | ||
How long | have | you | been waiting | for me? |
Who | is | she | talking | to? |
(Alternative Questions)
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Do you like tea or coffee? I like tea./Tea. | ? ./. |
(Imperative Sentences)
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Come here! | ! |
please ( ) willyou wontyou , .
Give me some water, please. | , . |
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Do be serious, George! | , ! |
(Exclamatory Sentences)
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How well he speaks English! | -! ( ) |
EXERCISES
Exercise 1. | Point out subjects and predicates in the following sentences. Translate the sentences into Russian. |
1. | Snow melts in spring. |
2. | Everyone is ready to work with him. |
3. | One neednt go abroad to enjoy life. |
4. | The last lesson was very difficult for the students. |
5. | The Andersons will travel to South America by air. |
6. | He was late for the dinner. |
7. | The men were very tired after all of the hard work. |
8. | It has been snowing for ages! |
9. | Toms friend finished all of the work for him. |
10. | He began to study the data very carefully. |
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Exercise 2. | Point out objects. Translate the sentences into Russian. |
1. | They pick mushrooms in September. |
2. | Ann bought a BMW. |
3. | One can see him in the pub at ten oclock sharp. |
4. | The students studied the irregular verbs. |
5. | Ms Peters wrote those letters. |
6. | Were going to look for winter coats at that department store. |
7. | He addressed the letter to the A.B.C. Company. |
8. | Im looking for my briefcase and my books. |
9. | The students knew the answers to the questions. |
10. | The president sent his reply to our secretary. |
Exercise 3. | Point out attributes and adverbial modifiers. Translate the sentences into Russian. |
1. | I am going to open the parcel delivered. |
2. | Alice went to the movies last night. |
3. | They will be there for two weeks. |
4. | Mr. Burke bought his new car last Saturday. |
5. | Dorothy bought the pink dress. |
6. | Mother put the cups and saucers in the cupboard. |
7. | That modern chair is very expensive. |
8. | That student has a very poor attitude towards his studies. |
9. | The tunnel to Brooklyn is near the Battery Park. |
10. | Mr. Kaufmans car is in the alley behind our house. |
Exercise 4. | Put questions to the words in bold type. |
1. | Bills birthday is on the twelfth of August. |
2. | There are twenty-one floors in that building. |
3. | John is coughing because he has a bad cold. |
4. | That is Professor Moores briefcase. |
5. | That customer wants four packages of cigarettes. |
6. | Mr. Wilson gave the annual report to Mr. Johnson. |
7. | Those two dictionaries belong to Mr. Kramer. |
8. | Bill lives in London. |
9. | Mrs. Andersonbought a winter coat for her trip. |
10. | They need very little help in order to finish the job. |
Exercise 5. | Define the types of the sentences. Translate them into Russian. |
1. | What fine weather! |
2. | Charles Dickens was born at Landport, Portsmouth. |
3. | Come to the blackboard! |
4. | Havent you seen him yet? |
5. | Do come to see me tomorrow. |
6. | You are not tired, are you? |
7. | How wonderful! |
8. | He could not help smiling. |
9. | Do you live in town or in the country? |
10. | It often rains in autumn. |
Exercise 6. | In most cases the words and the expressions within the brackets are not in the correct order. Put the words in the brackets in the right order. |
1. | That museum has ____ (ancient / Egyptian / valuable) vases. |
2. | Donald bought a ____ (green / little / jeweiry) box for his wife. |
3. | Mr. Smith sold ____ (to Bill Benson / his old car / last week). |
4. | George said it was ____ (yesterday / in the city / quite cold). |
5. | The Taylors were ____ (in Bogota / last year / for two months). |
6. | You can see ____ (good programs / at night / on television). |
7. | That employee gets ____ (to the office / every morning / late). |
8. | It is difficult ____ (to speak / correctly / for me / English). |
9. | What ____ (will / say / your friends) about this changr in plans? |
10. | Where ____ (have / gone / all of the students) since last week? |
Exercise 7. | Translate the following sentences into Russian. |
1. | There is much water in the pond. |
2. | There was such a sledge in the camp with ten dogs hitched to it. |
3. | I havent transletd the text Neither have I. |
4. | She finished her work yesterday. So did he. |
5. | Here is the magazine you asked for. |
6. | There goes the secretary; he will answer your questions. |
7. | Had we waited to carry the canoe, time would have been lost. |
8. | Had I not been ill I should have come by all means. |
9. | No sooner had this letter arrived than his mind was at work planning a meeting. |
10. | Not only the position of the earth changing but the earth itself is undergoing changes. |
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(The Compound Sentence and the Complex Sentence)
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: (The Compound Sentences) (The Complex Sentences).