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- So full were we during the walk home.
- I will make the pizza next time.
Questions
English speakers rely on the following two common ways to turn sentences into
questions:
- Move the helping verb and add a question mark.
- Add the verb do, does, or did and add a question mark.
Move the helping verb and add a question mark.
Sentence: Sierra can pack these boxes.
Question: Can Sierra pack these boxes?
Add the verb do, does, or did, and add a question mark:
Sentence: Jolene skated across the pond.
Question: Did Jolene skate across the pond?
Exercise 4
On a separate sheet of paper, create questions from the following sentences.
- Slumdog Millionaire is a film directed by Danny Boyle.
- The story centers on a character named Jamal Malik.
- He and his older brother find different ways to escape the slums.
- His brother, Salim, pursues a life of crime.
- Jamal ends up on the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Adjectives
An adjective is a kind of descriptive word that describes a noun or a pronoun. It tells
which one, what kind, and how many. Adjectives make your writing more lively and
interesting. Keep in mind, a common error that English language learners make is
misplacing the adjectives in a sentence. It is important to know where to place the
adjective in a sentence so that readers are not confused.
If you are using more than one adjective to describe a noun, place the adjectives in the
following order before the noun:
- Opinion: an interesting book, a boring movie, a fun ride
- Size: a large box, a tiny turtle, a tall woman
- Shape: a round ball, a long hose, a square field