NAME 7.

I don’t know —————— of them

:_______________________________ will actually get it?
CLASS : ______________________
a) Whom
b) What
c) Which
Fill in the blanks with suitable
d) Whose
interrogative pronouns
8. ———————- said these words?
1. ———————- did you invite to
preside over the meeting? a) Who
b) Whom
a) Who
c) What
b) Whom
d) Which
c) What
d) Whose 9. Of ——————— boy are you
speaking?
2. She asked ——————- I preferred,
tea or coffee? a) Whom
b) Who
a) Who
c) Which
b) That
d) That
c) Which
d) Whom 10. ——————– do you want to see?
3. Of ———————- are you a) Who
speaking? b) Whom
c) Which
a) Who
d) Whose
b) Whom
c) Whose 11. ——————– did he come here
d) None of these for?
4. ——————- do you want to do? a) Why
b) What
a) What
c) Whom
b) Which
d) Who
c) That
d) Whom 12. ——————-, do you think, is the
correct answer to this question?
5. ———————- shall I give this to?
a) What
a) Whom
b) Which
b) What
c) Who
c) Whose
d) Whom
d) Which
13. To ——————- did she give her
6. ——————- of these books will
necklace?
you take?
a) Whom
a) Which
b) Whose
b) Whom
c) What
c) That
d) Which
d) Whose
14. ————— do you think he is? 3. _______________________ coat is on
a) What the hook?
b) That which 4. ______________________ would you
c) Who like to do tonight?
d) Which
5. ______________________ house
15. With ——————– were you
should we go to after school?
exchanging pleasantries?
6. To _____________________ was the
a) Whom
b) What package sent?
c) Which 7. ____________________ are the rules
d) Who of this game?
16. ———————– is better, honour 8.____________________ don’t you ask
or riches?
Jim?
a) Which
b) Who 9. ___________________ are we going to
c) That do our homework?
d) Whom 10. __________________ is your
17. ———————— of them wants to professional opinion?
see me?
11. ___________________ did you choose
a) Which that route?
b) What
c) That 12. To _____________________ did you
d) Whom send the letter?

18. To ———————- do you pass on

the notes? Interrogative pronouns are used in
a) Who sentences that ask questions. Complete
b) Whom each sentence below with who whom,
c) What what, whose and which.
d) Which

Interrogative pronouns are used in 1. _______________________ wrote on

sentences that ask questions. The the wall?
interrogative pronouns are who, whom, 2. With ______________________ did
what, why, which, when and where. they leave?
Which Wh- Is It? 3. ________________ can you tell us
1. ________________________ movie is about it?
your favourite? 4. _______________________ decision
2. To ________________________ should did you make?
I address my question? 5. ________________did you tell before
you told us?
6. ______________________ direction are Was he? Yes, he was. No, he wasn't.
you headed? Was she? Yes, she was. No, she wasn't.
Was it? Yes, it was. No, it wasn't.
7. _____________________shoes are Were we? Yes, we were. No, we weren't
these? Were you? Yes, you were. No, you weren't.
Were they? Yes, they were. No, they weren't.
8. ______________________idea was
this?
DO
9. __________________will be able to tell
us more? Present tense
10. __________________ bus do you take Positive Negative
answers answers
to school?
Do I? Yes, I do. No, I don't.
Do you? Yes, you do. No, you don't.
Does he? Yes, he does. No, he doesn't.
Use of the short answers Does she? Yes, she does. No, she doesn't.
Does it? Yes, it does. No, it doesn't.
Short answers are special forms to answer a Do we? Yes, we do. No, we don't.
question. They are usually used because they are Do you? Yes, you do. No, you don't.
more polite. If you answer with yes or no only, it Do they? Yes, they do. No, they don't.
sounds unpolite.
Past tense
They are easy to form. After the word "yes" or
"no" you have to take the person and the first Positive Negative
word of the question. In negative answers you answers answers
have to use the short form. Did I? Yes, I did. No, I didn't.
Did you? Yes, you did. No, you didn't.
Forms of the short answers Did he? Yes, he did. No, he didn't.
Did she? Yes, she did. No, she didn't.
Did it? Yes, it did. No, it didn't.
FORMS OF TO BE Did we? Yes, we did. No, we didn't.
Did you? Yes, you did. No, you didn't.
Present tense
Did they? Yes, they did. No, they didn't.
Positive Negative
answers answers
Am I? Yes, I am. No, I 'm not. HAVE
Are you? Yes, you are. No, you aren't.
Is he? Yes, he is. No, he isn't. Positive Negative
Is she? Yes, she is. No, she isn't. answers answers
Is it? Yes, it is. No, it isn't. Have I got? Yes, I have. No, I haven't.
Are we? Yes, we are. No, we aren't Have you got? Yes, you have. No, you haven't.
Are you? Yes, you are. No, you aren't. Has he got? Yes, he has. No, he hasn't.
Are they? Yes, they are. No, they aren't. Has she got? Yes, she has. No, she hasn't.
Has it got? Yes, it has. No, it hasn't.
Past tense Have we got? Yes, we have. No, we haven't.
Positive Negative Have you got? Yes, you have. No, you haven't.
answers answers Have they
Yes, they have. No, they haven't.
Was I? Yes, I was. No, I wasn't. got?
Were you? Yes, you were. No, you weren't.
 CAN We
We Do we Don't we
We don't
work work? work?
work
Positive Negative You
answers answers You Do you Don't you
You don't
Can I? Yes, I can. No, I can't. work work? work?
work
Can you? Yes, you can. No, you can't. They
Can he? Yes, he can. No, he can't. They Do they Don't they
They don't
work work? work?
Can she? Yes, she can. No, she can't. work
Can it? Yes, it can. No, it can't.
Can we? Yes, we can. No, we can't.
Can you? Yes, you can. No, you can't.
Can they? Yes, they can. No, they can't.
Negative questions
Complete the exercise with the correct short answer.
1. Are you tired? Yes, I am.
2. Are the girls in the park? No, they aren't. November 24, 2010 -
3. Is Carol your friend? No, she isn't.
Contracted and uncontracted negative questions
4. Has Peter got a dog? No, he hasn't.
have different word order. Uncontracted negative
5. Do you speak English? Yes, I do.
questions are usually used in a formal style.
6. Are Jane and Nicky friends? Yes, they are.
7. Has Sam got a laptop? No, he hasn't.  Aren’t you coming? (Contracted – auxiliary
8. Can you walk to school? Yes, I can. verb + n’t + subject)
9. Does your mother make dinner? Yes, she does.  Doesn’t he understand? (Auxiliary verb + n’t +
10. Do you read newspapers? No, I don't. subject)
11. Is this your pen? No, it isn't.  Are you not coming? (Uncontracted –
12. Can I help you? Yes, you can. auxiliary verb + subject + not)
13. Do they like her? No, they don't.  Does he not understand? (Auxiliary verb +
14. Are your parents at work? Yes, they are. subject + not)
15. Can he play cricket? No, he can't.
Two meanings

A negative question can have two different kinds

to affirma negat interrog interroneg of meanings. It can, for example, be used to ask
for confirmation of something you believe to be
wo tive ive ative ative
true.
form form form form
rk
 Didn’t you see Ann yesterday? How is she
I don't Do I Don't I
I I work doing? (= I believe that you saw Ann
work work? work?
yesterday.)
He
He doesn Does he Doesn't he You may also express your opinions in a more
He
works 't work? work? polite way by changing them into negative
work questions.
She
She doesn Does she Doesn't she  Wouldn’t it be nice to paint that wall green?
She
works 't work? work? (More polite than ‘It would be nice to paint
work that wall green.’)
It
It doesn Does it Doesn't it A negative question can also be used to ask for
It confirmation of a negative belief. In this case the
works 't work? work?
work speaker is surprised that something has not
happened or is not happening.
  Hasn’t the postman come yet?

Polite requests, offers, complaints etc

Pressing offers and invitations often assume the

form of negative questions. They usually begin
Won’t you…? Wouldn’t you…? or Why don’t
you…?

 Wouldn’t you like something to drink?

 Why don’t you come and spend the evening
with us?

In other cases we do not normally use a negative

question to ask people to do things.

 Can you help me with my homework?

(Ordinary question used as a request.)