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EMBEDDED QUESTIONS
Is one which is included in a sentence or another sentence. The word order is not that of
typical questions except for SUBJECT questions.
Study the following rules!
Ex:
Question:
Where will the
meeting take place?
the meeting
Question:
Embedded
SUBJECT
VERB
The following rule applies if the embedded question is embedded in another question.
THE KEY
Question tag
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Affirmative Agreement.
1. I am happy. You are happy.
I am happy, and you are too.
I am happy, and so are you.
2. They will work in the lab tomorrow. You will work in the lab tomorrow.
They will work in the lab tomorrow, and you will too.
They will work in the lab tomorrow, and so will you.
3. Jane goes to that school. My sister goes to that school.
Jane goes to that school, and my sister does too.
Jane goes to that school and so does my sister.
Negative Agreement.
1. I didnt see Mary this morning. John didnt see Mary this morning.
I didnt see Mary this morning, and John didnt either.
I didnt see Mary this morning, and neither did John.
2. She wont be going to the conference. Her colleagues wont be going to the
conference.
She wont be going to the conference, and her colleagues wont either.
She wont be going to the conference, and neither will her colleagues.
3. John hasnt seen the new movie yet. I havent seen the movie yet.
John hasnt seen the new movie yet and I havent either.
John hasnt seen the new movie yet and neither have I.
1. Rose likes to fly, and her brother does too.
2. They will leave at noon, and I will too
3. She has an early appointment, and so have I.
4. She has already written her competition, and so have her friends
5. Their plane is arriving at nine oclock, and so is mine
6. I should go grocery shopping this afternoon, and so should my neighbor.
7. We like to swim in the pool, and they do too
8. Our Spanish teacher loves to travel, and so do we
9. He has lived in Mexico for five years, and I have too
10.I must write them a letter, and she must too
11.The children shouldnt take that medicine, and neither should she.
12.We dont plan to attend the concert, and neither do they.
13.I dont like tennis, and she doesnt either
14.She didnt see anyone she knew, and neither did Tim.
15.Mary cant type well, and her brother cant either.
16.Im not interested in reading that book, and neither is she
17.They wont have to work on weekends, and I wont either
18.I cant stand listening to that music, and neither can she.
19.Michael doesnt speak English, and his family dont either.
20.Sukma couldnt play due to the bad weather, and neither could Rakyan.
EXAMPLE:
Which book is he reading? (I want to know)
I want to know which book he is reading.
DO LIKE THE EXAMPLES!
1. Where are you going? (We asked her)
We asked her where she was going.
2. How does she go to school? (Do you know)
Do you know how she goes to school.
3. What did the teacher tell you? (You must obey)
You must obey what the teacher told you
4. What can I do for you? (He asked me)
He asked me what I could for you
5. When will you come again? (She asked him)
She asked him when he would come again.
6. Who is the girl?(Ardi wants to know)
Ardi wants to know who the girl is.
CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER! (Simple present, Simple Past, Present Perfect, Past Continous)
1. Every night the watchman turns on all the lights and .....around the building every half
an hour.
A.walks
B. is walking
C. to be walking
D. walking
E. to walk
2. Could you please book me on the next flight to Mexico city?
Im sorry, Sir. Our airline.....to Mexico City.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
C. Would take
D. Took
E. Had taken
6. I didnt hear the thunder during the storm last night because I .....soundly.
A. Have been sleeping
B. Had slept
C. Am sleeping
D. Was sleeping
E. Have slept
7. A taxi driver, who witnessed the accident, took my injured brother to the hospital and
then .....my parents.
A. Call
B. Called
C. Calling
D. To call
E. Was calling
8. When did the farmer find that ancient tool?
When he .....his field.
A. Was ploughing
B. Has ploughed
C. Had ploughed
D. Is ploughing
E. Has been ploughing
9. When did you realize that you had lost your purse?
When I .....money to pay the conductor.
A. Was needing
B. Needed
C. Had needed
D. Have needed
E. Am needing
10.I wonder why Agus is absent. He might be sick.
He isnt. I saw him when I.....for the bus.
A. Wait
B. Was waiting
C. Had waited
D. Is waiting
E. Have waited
11.I.....the street when it began to rain.
A. Am walking down
B. Was walking down
C. Have walked down
D. Would walk down
E. Have been walking down
12.Did you see the children when you came home this afternoon?
No, they .....their teacher in Priok.
A. Visited
B. Had visited
C. Visits
D. Were visiting
E. Would have visited
13.So, you have finished typing those letters! When did you do it?
When You .....the meeting.
A. Were attending
B. Attend
C. Have attended
D. Attended
E. Had attended
14.When did the accident happen?
When we.....our mothers birthday.
A. Are celebrating
B. Had celebrated
C. Were celebrating
D. Have celebrated
E. Have been celebrating
15.Can we postpone the class meeting until Friday?
Im afraid. I always..... basketball on Friday.
A. Would play
B. Will have been playing
C. Have been playing
D. Play
E. Played
TEST 2
1. What is your plan for this weekend?
I.....my brother
A. Will have visited
B. Have visited
C. Will have been visiting
D. Visited
E. Will visit
2. Oh, Dear! I forgot to bring my dictionary
Thats all right. I .....you mine
A. Am lending
B. Am going to lend
C. Will lend
D. Lend
E. Will be lending
3. Could you tell your brother to meet me at the library tomorrow?
Sure, I.....him.
A. Am telling
B. Will tell
C. Be telling
D. Will be telling
E. Would have told
4. I wonder what I.....this time next year
A. Will be doing
B. Am doing
C. Do
D. have done
E. will be done
5. By the end of this week, he will have finished reading the novel. It means:
A. He has finished reading the novel
B. He may have finished reading the novel
C. He was reading the novel
D. He will not finish reading the novel
E. He has not finished reading the novel and he is going to finish reading it this week
6. At ten oclock tonight , I....., so dont call me at that time!
A. Will sleep
B. Will be sleeping
C. Am sleeping
D. Was sleeping
E. Has been sleeping
7. I can lend you the book next week because that time I.....reading it.
A. Will be finishing
B. Have finished
C. Am finishing
D. Will have finished
E. Would finish
8. By this time next week .....her work.
A. She finishes
B. She has finished
C. She will have finished
D. She has been finishing
E. She would finish
9. By the end of this week, i .....from Malaysia.
A. Am back
B. Have been back
C. Would be back
D. May be back
E. Will have been back
10.If you visit us this coming weekend, we wont be home as we.....by then
A. Will be to Bali
B. Will have gone to Bali
C. Would go to Bali
D. Would have gone to Bali
E. Would have been going to Bali
TEST 3
SUPPLY THE PAST PERFECT OR SIMPLE PAST IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES!
1. The policeman read the suspect his rights after he.....(arrest) him.
2.After John.....(wash)his clothes, he began to study.
3. George.....(wait)for one hour before the bus came.
4. Maria.....(enter)the university after she had graduated from the community college.
5. Jeannete.....(wash)the pipettes after she had completed the experiment.
6. Jane sent a letter to her university after she .....(receive)her scholarship check.
7. After the stewardesses had served lunch to the passengers, they.....(sit)down.
8. The car.....(flip)ten times before it landedon its roof
9. We corrected our papers after we.....(take) the quiz
10. John.....(live)in Miami for one year when his parents came to visit.
USE EITHER THE PRESENT PERFECT OR THE SIMPLE PAST IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES!
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EXERCISE 2
1. The anthropologist has been studying that tribe for the last five years. It means : He.....
that tribe.
A. Has finished studying
B. Studied
C. Was studying
D. Had studied
E. Is still studying
2. Several hotels in this region are closing down. Thats because tourism itself .....since
last year.
A. Is declining
B. Declined
C. Has been declining
D. Was declining
E. Had declined
3. Dina bought a cassete player last week and she .....to music ever since.
A. Has been listening
B. Was listening
C. Would have listened
D. Will be listening
E. Listened
4. Anwar was promoted president of your company last week, wasnt he?
Im glad he was, he.....in this company for years.
A. Had worked
B. Has been working
C. Was working
D. Would work
E. Worked
5. Iwan, the national tennis champion, .....tennis since he was nine.
A. Played
B. Has been playing
C. Plays
D. Is playing
E. Has played
6. Ten years ago there was no statue in front of this building.
Well, it.....there for three years now.
A. Is
B. Has been
C. Is being
D. Was
E. Had been
7. Hadi looks very tired, he.....for hours.
A. Drove
B. Had driven
C. Was driving
D. Had been driving
E. Has been driving
8. I know that one of my students .....in your company since he graduated.
A. Work
B. Working
C. Works
D. Has been working
E. Have worked
9. For the last five months, he.....of moving out because the area has become highly
polluted.
A. Thinks
B. Is thinking
C. Thought
D.
E.
10.All
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Had thought
Has been thinking
this years, Iras family......in poverty.
Lived
Has been living
Had lived
Was living
Lives
PASSIVE VOICE
1. Present Tense
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