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V-Semester Unit – I English Grammar

 

Framing Questions

 

Exercise I :

 

Answers:

 

Frame questions to elicit the following answers.

 

1. He is my friend.

(who is he?)

 

2. It’s an audio book.

(What is it?)

 

3. It’s a Thursday.

(Is it a Thursday?)

 

4. English is my favourite book.

(Which is your favourite book?)

 

5. I would like to become an Astronaut.

(What would you like to become?)

 

6. I study in New Ideas College.

(Where do you study?)

 

7. It is near Charminar.

(Where is it?)

 

8. I joined last year.

(When did you join?)

 

9. I go by bus.

(How do you go?)

 

10. I am 18 years old.

(How old are you?)

 

Exercise II

 

Frame questions to elicit the following Answers.

 

Answers:

 

1. My college is about 10 kilometres from Home.

(How far is your college from home?)

 

2. I spend nearly Rs 30 everyday on transport.

(How much do you spend on transport every day?)

 

3. I go the playground once a week.

(When do you go to play ground?)

 

 

4. I play football.

(What do you play?)

 

5. I play quiet well.

(How do you play?)

 

6. I have been playing for the last three years.

(How long have you been playing?)

 

7. The one with No. 10 is my jersey.

(Which one is your Jersey?)

 

8. I like Ronaldo the most.

(Who do you like the most?)

 

9. Yes, I would love to meet him.

(Do you love to meet him?)

 

10. No, I don’t watch Cricket.

(Do you watch Cricket?)

 

11. Yes, I used to play Cricket when i was in school.

(What did you use to play, when you were in school ?)

 

12. I prefer to play Football.

(Which game do you prefer to play?)

 

 

Exercise III

 

Add question tags to the following statements.

 

Answers:

 

1. Seema sings well.

(Doesn’t she?)

 

2. He did not go to college.

(Did he?)

 

3. She is suffering from fever.

(Isn’t she?)

 

4. He doesn’t swim well.

(Does he?)

 

5. They are celebrating their victory.

(Aren’t they?)

 

6. Gautham should buy this book.

(Shouldn’t he?)

 

7. He can walk fast.

(Can’t he?)

 

 

8. She would like this gift.

(Wouldn’t she?)

 

9. They had their Lunch.

(Hadn’t they?)

 

10. She will listen to you.

(Won’t she?)

 

11. They don’t go to the market often.

(Do they?)

 

12. You paint well.

(Don’t you?)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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