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2.5.5: WH Questions with Modals

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    WH Questions with Modals

    Exercise 41:  Make questions with the WH words which follow the sentences, please.

    1.  I will buy a new car next year.

    When

    Who

    2.  I had to take some medicine last week.

    When

    What

    3.  We should study irregular verbs before we take the final exam.

    What

    When

    4.  You had better come to class on time on Friday.

    Who

    When

    5.  It might rain on Sunday.

    When

    6.  You could have stayed at home today.

    Where

    When

    7.  My friend’s children must have eaten dinner this evening.

    Who

    What

    When

    Exercise 42:  Change the following sentences into WH (information) questions with the words under the sentences, please.

    1.  The boy is fishing in the lake.

    Who

    Where

    2.  My son was playing the piano in the living room.

    Who

    What

    Where       

    3.  We will be at the market this afternoon.

    Who

    Where

    When

    4.  Fifteen dogs were chasing the cat.

    What

    How many

    What

    5.  Someone is knocking on the classroom door.

    Who

    What

    6.  The box of chocolates is beside the lamp.

    What

    Where

    7.  Bob might be running in New York today.

    Who

    Where

    When

    8.  The father was listening to his son’s music last night.

    Who

    Whose

    When

    9.  My sister will be showing the picture to her friends before dinner tonight.

    Who

    What

    To whom

    10.  It must be raining in the mountains now.

    Where

    When

    11.  Those boys should be studying for their test and not playing video games.

    What

    Who


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