2-11 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION QUESTIONS TH WHERE

 

CHAPTER 2

Expressing Present Time (Part 1)

 

2-11 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION QUESTIONS   

        WITH WHERE

 

     (WHERE) + DO/DOES + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB    SHORT ANSWER

(a)                       Do                  they               live in Tokyo?   Yes, they do. / No, they don’t.

(b) Where           do                   they               live?                  In Tokyo.

(a)                       Does               Gina              live in Rome?    Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.

(b) Where           does                Gina              live?                   In Rome.

 

NOTE:

(a) and (c) are called “yes/no questions”. The answer to these questions can be yes or no.

(b) and (d) are called “information questions”. The answer gives information.

Where asks for information about place.

 

Notice in the examples:

The form of yes/no questions and information questions is the same:

DO/DOES     +     SUBJECT     +     MAIN VERB

Exercise:

Make questions. Give short answers.

1.      A: Does Jean eat lunch at the cafetaria every day?

B: Yes, she does. (Jean cats lunch at the cafetaria every day).

2.      A: Where does Jean eat lunch every day?

B: At the cafetaria. (Jean eats lunch at the cafetaria every day).

3.      A: ___________                            _______                                                                _      _

B: At the post office. (Peter works at the post office).

4.      A: ___________                            _______                                                                _      _

B: Yes, he does. (Peter works at the post office).

5.      A: ___________                            _______                                                                _      _

B: Yes, I do. (I live in an apartment).

6.      A: ___________                            _______                                                                _      _

B: In an apartment. (I live in an apartment).

7.      A: ___________                            _______                                                                _      _

B: At a restaurant. (Bill eats dinner at a restaurant every day).

8.      A: ___________                            _______                                                                _      _

B: In the front row. (I sit in the front row during class).

9.      A: ___________                            _______                                                                _      _

B: At the University of Wisconsin. (Jessica goes to school at the University of            Wisconsin).

10.  A: ___________                            _______                                                                _      _

B: On my desk. (My book is on my desk).

11.  A: ___________                            _______                                                                _      _

B: To class. (I go to class every morning).

12.  A: ___________                            _______                                                                _      _

B: In class. (The students are in class right now).

13.  A: ___________                            _______                                                                _      _

B: In Australia. (Kangaroo live in Australia).


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