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1. Type the question form of the following sentences. Type a COMPLETE sentence and end with a question mark.
I am going downtown tomorrow. |
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2. RULE: to make a question from a sentence with the 'ing' verb (present progressive tense, just REVERSE the subject and 'am, are, is' part of the verb..
Mary is helping her mother today. |
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| 3. We are leaving the room right now. |
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4. HINT: If you have other verbs, don't be confused, just reverse the subject and the 'helping' part ('am, is are' ) of the main verb and leave the rest the same.
They are trying to make a new chart. |
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| 5. The people are sleeping in the halls. |
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6. HINT: The subject might be more than one word--keep all the words connected to the subject together when you reverse for a question.
The pretty little kitten is eating its food. |
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| 7. The little boy is crying his eyes out. |
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| 8. I am thinking about going on a trip. |
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9. RULE: To make a question from a simple present tense sentence, you must add the 'helping' verb 'do or does.'
He works everyday. |
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10. HINT: You can't have an 's' on both 'does' and a 's' on the main verb in the same sentence.
John eats lunch everyday in a restaurant. |
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11. HINT: The subject controls whether you need to add 'do' or 'does'--RULE
'I, you, we, they' use 'do.' 'He, she, it, and singular third person subjects such as 'the girl' or 'John' or 'the desk' use 'does.'
The desk needs to be cleaned off. |
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12. HINT: Nothing else in the sentence changes, just add 'do' or 'does.' All the other words stay in the same order no matter how long the sentence is.
Pete always wastes a lot of time in class. |
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13. HINT: Don't let frequency words such as 'always, never, sometimes' confuse you; they stay in the same order and don't change their spelling.
Mary sometimes sleeps over at a friend's house. |
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| 14. Harry works everyday for nine hours. |
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| 15. We always enjoy our vacation every year. |
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| 16. I hate to eat spinach. |
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17. NOW: Try a mixture of both types of questions.
She is going downtown tomorrow night. |
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| 18. You are happy to see me. |
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| 19. I am working at my desk now. |
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| 20. I work at my desk everyday. |
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| 21. She always hits her friend on the arm. |
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| 22. He is going to help us tonight. |
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| 23. The car runs and rides well. |
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| 24. The cat bites and scratches a lot. |
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| 25. The;y are going to class at nine. |
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