1A GRAMMAR question formation
a Complete the questions.
1 A I don’t like her dress. 4 A Who Tony come with?
B What don’t you like about it? B Nobody. He came on his own. His girlfriend
A The style. I think it’s awful. left him last month.
B It must have cost a fortune though. A Why him?
A Yes. Who it? B I think she met someone else.
B Her grandparents paid for it. It was a
5 A the wedding
wedding present.
cake yet?
2 A Do you know B Yes, I have. It looks fantastic! Do you know
over there? it?
B That woman there? I think she’s Claire’s A Matt’s aunt. Apparently, that’s the second
cousin. cake she made.
A Her hairstyle is very old-fashioned! B Oh, really? to the first
one?
3 A Where on
A She dropped it!
their honeymoon?
B Oh, no! What a shame!
B On an African safari, I think.
A How going
?
B Three weeks!
b Change the direct questions to indirect questions.
1 ‘What’s the wi-fi password?’ ‘Do you remember what the wi-fi password is?’
2 ‘Is it going to rain this afternoon?’ ‘Do you think _____________________________________?’
3 ‘Has Thomas arrived yet?’ ‘Do you know ____________________________________?’
4 ‘How much will it cost to repair the roof?’ ‘Can you tell me __________________________________?’
5 ‘Do I have to pay to park here?’ ‘Could you tell me _________________________________?’
6 ‘Why did you leave your last job?’ ‘Would you mind telling me __________________________?’
7 ‘What time does the library close?’ ‘Do you know ____________________________________?’
8 ‘Did Susan’s flight take off on time?’ ‘Do you have any idea _____________________________?’
ACTIVATION
Work with a partner. Write two direct and two indirect questions to find out something you don’t know
about your partner. Ask for more information.
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