LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE

13 Questions, answers, negatives

13.9

13.9A

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Questions about alternatives

Emphatic questions with 'ever'

Questions about alternatives (1): 'Did you laugh, or cry?' [> LEG 13.44-45]

We can abbreviate questions after or.

Instead of: Did you laugh, or did you cry when you heard the news?

We can say: Did you laugh or cry when you heard the news?

Join these full questions with or to make single questions.

1 Did they listen to records? Did they go for a walk?

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2 Can she dance? Can she sing? Can she play the piano?

3 Do you buy clothes when you need them? Do you wait for the summer sales?

4 Has she gone to church? Has she stayed at home?

5 Will you phone her? Will you wait till she rings back?

13.9B Questions about alternatives (2): 'Did you take it, or didn't you?'

[> LEG 13.44-45]

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We can ask two questions, one affirmative and one negative, about the same thing without

repeating the verb in full.

Instead of: Did you take it, or didn't you take it?

We can say: Did you take it, or didn't you?

or: Did you or didn't you take it? Did you, or didn't you?

or: Did you take it, or not? (Not *or no*)

Write: Rephrase each question in three ways without repeating the verb in full.

1 Do you like fish, or don't you like fish?

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b

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2 Can you help me, or can't you help me?

a

b

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3 Have you sent a card, or haven't you sent a card?

a

b

с

4 Will you phone the plumber, or won't you phone the plumber?

a

b

с