UNIT 7 INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS

⇐ ПредыдущаяСтр 30 из 59Следующая ⇒

1.Interrogative pronouns are used in inquiry, to form special questions. They are: who, whose, what, which. 2.The interrogative pronoun who refers to human beings: Who won – Smith or Fitzgibbon? Who are your close friends? –Naomi and Bridget. It has the category of case: the nominative case is who, the objective case whom.Whom isn’t often used in informal English: Who did they arrest?(informal) Whom did they arrest? (formal) With whom did you go? (very formal) 3. Whatusually refers to things or animals, but it may be applied to people when one asks about their occupation: What are you looking for?What lives in those little holes? – Rabbits (do). What is he? - A painter. 4. Whichhas a selective meaning: it corresponds to the Russian ‘’который из нас’’ (an individual of the group). It may refer to people and things: We’ve got white and brown bread. Which will you have? Which of your teachers do you like best? Which of these coats is yours? When the speaker is not thinking of a limited number of choices, what can be used: What language do they speak in Greenland? What is your telephone number? 5.The questions Who is he? What is he? differ in their meaning. The first question is about the name of a person: Who is working tomorrow? – Phil and Lucy (are working tomorrow). The second question inquiries about the occupation of the person: What’s Paula? – She’s a secretary.

6.In the sentence, interrogative pronouns may have various functions – those of subject, predicative, object, attribute. Who came to see me? (subject) What has happened? (subject) Who is that boy? (predicative) What was her father? (predicative) With what did you cut it? (object) To whom is he married? (object) Whose cars are those outside? (attribute) Whose garden do you think looks best? (attribute) Which day should we go there? (attribute)

E x e r c i s e s

7.1. Complete the sentences with who, whom, whose, what or which.

1) Who will help me? 2) ... of you will help me? 3) … of these girls is the youngest? 4) … is your hat? 5) … is your telephone number? 6) … pencil is this, Peter’s or Helen’s? 7) … are you drinking? 8) … are you expecting? 9) … understands this rule? 10) … of you understands this rule? 11) … teaches you English? 12) … is he? – He is a doctor 13) … grows in this garden? 14) … of you am I to thank for this? 15) … English books have you read this term? 16) … do you know about him?

17) … gloves are these? 18) … piece of cake will you have? 19) … pencil is yours? 20) … is the way to the theatre? 21) … knows his address? 22) … would you like to drink? 23) … would you like to drink: mineral water or lemonade? 24) … of these cakes may I take? 25) … is the coldest season of the year? 26) … shoes do you want to buy? 27) … way did he go? 28) Here are the books. … is yours? 29) … am I speaking to, please? 30) “My shoulder hurts,” I said . “… shoulder?” I touched my left one.

Put questions to the bold words.

1) I am looking at him. Whom did I look at? 2) My best friend is a doctor. 3) They are talking about the international situation. 4) They are painters. 5) That is my sister’s dog. 6) Some English books are lying on the table. 14) The children are sitting under the tree.

7) He is waiting for me. 8) These boys are mybrothers. 9) I went to the cinema with mysister yesterday. 10) The handbag is made of leather. 11) The man asked for a cup of tea. 12) This telegram is from my father. 13) Mathematics is the most difficult subject that I study. 15)George bought her a necklace. 16) George bought her a necklace.

7.3. Make questions. Use what, who, whom or whose.

1) A: What did you see?

B: An accident (I saw an accident.)

2) A: _______________

B: An accident. (Mary saw an accident.)

3) A: _______________

B: Mary. (Mary saw an accident.)

4) A: _______________

B: John. (Mary saw John.)

5) A: _______________

B: Mary. (Mary saw John.)

6) A: _______________

B: Pedro’s (I borrowed Pedro’s umbrella.)

7) A: _______________

B: An accident. (An accident has happened.)

8) A: _______________

B: Sue’s (That’s Sue’s.) This one is mine.

9) A: _______________

B: A new coat. (Alice bought a new coat.)

10) A: _______________

B: Alice. (Alice bought a new coat.)

11) A: _______________

B: A map of the world. (I’m looking at a map of the world.)

12) A: _______________these?

B: Eric’s. (These tapes are Eric’s.)

13) A: _______________

B: The secretary. (I talked to the secretary.)

14) A: _______________

B: His problems. (Tom talked about his problems.)

15) A: _______________that?

B: Susan’s. (It’s Susan’s coat.)

Review Exercises

(Interrogative Pronouns)

⇐ Предыдущая 25 26 27 28 293031 32 33 34 Следующая ⇒

Последнее изменение этой страницы: 2018-04-12; просмотров: 243.

stydopedya.ru не претендует на авторское право материалов, которые вылажены, но предоставляет бесплатный доступ к ним. В случае нарушения авторского права или персональных данных напишите сюда...