Video A : Introduction to asking possessive questions with “What + be”

Hello and welcome

to your MES eLesson.
I'm Michael.
Today you’re going
to learn
the what, the how
and the when of
asking possessive “What + be” questions.
Let’s start with “WHAT.” What are
these questions used for?
“What” questions are used to ask about information. For example,

If you want to ask about one thing:

“What’s your phone number?”

If you want to ask about more than one thing:

“What are your phone numbers?”

We use possessive questions to ask about ownership,

For example,

“My address” or “My addresses”

“Your measurement”
or “Your measurements”

Good. Now, let’s learn “HOW.” How do you use these questions?

First, know how

to conjugate
“What”+ “Be present”.
If you want to ask about one thing, please repeat:
What is
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We often use this contraction, please repeat:
What’s
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If you want to ask about two things or more,
What are
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Let’s review the possessive pronouns without the question word. We’ll use the
noun “a problem” as an example. Remember to add an 's' after plural nouns.
If you want to ask about one thing:
Please repeat:
My problem
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If you want to ask about more than one thing:
Please repeat:
My problems
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Let's continue!
Your problem
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Your problems
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His problem
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His problems
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Her problem
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Her problems
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Our problem
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Our problems
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Their problem
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Their problems
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It’s very important
to memorize these
conjugations fluently
before you start
practicing Video B.

Next, study your vocabulary.

For example,
What’s:
your dream job?
your name?
your apartment like?

Finally, to build a more specific question,

you can use an adjective,
for example,

“What’s your happiest memory?”

“worst memory?”
“scariest memory?”

and prepositional phrases,

for example,

“What are your memories from childhood?”

“of school?”
“from last night?”

So, finally, when do you use these questions?

You use them to find out more information.
For example,

“What’s your bill?” “What’s your boss’ name?”

“What’s your profession?”

Excellent!

<Quick Review>

Now, let’s review!

First, what are possessive “What + be” questions used for?
They are used to ask about information or ownership
Second, how do you
use these questions?
You use them by
knowing the
conjugation
of What + be present,
and building a
more specific
question with the
vocabulary.
Third, when do
you use these questions? You use
them to learn more information.

Well done! Let’s move

on to Video B to really practice making
your own questions! Remember to
keep on reviewing your vocabulary.
I'm Michael and I’ll see you back here soon.

Video B : Practicing asking possessive questions with “What + Be”.

Hi and welcome back

to your MES eLesson.
I’m Michael.
Now that
you understand
the concept of asking possessive questions with
“What + Be”,
let’s practice.
Before we begin,
let's review the
conjugation that you
learned in Video A.
Let’s practice your
pronunciation and your conversation speed.
Please repeat after me.
What’s
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Good, now, faster.
What’s
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Exactly.
What are
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Now, faster.
What are
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Good, that’s the speed
you should use in order
to speak fluently.

Great! Now that you’ve memorized this conjugation, let’s build

a full question with the noun "decision".
Please repeat after me:
What’s my decision?
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What’s your decision?
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What’s Brent’s decision?
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What’s Jodi’s decision?
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What’s our decision?
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What’s their decision?
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Good! Let’s review the plural form as well.
What are my decisions?
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What are your decisions?
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What are Brent’s decisions?
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What are Jodi’s decisions?
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What are our decisions?
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What are their decisions?
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Exactly.
Now, let’s practice making your own questions with other possessives.
“plan”
Please ask me.
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Good! Please repeat. What’s your plan?
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Super. Please ask me about Jacob.
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Please repeat. What’s Jacob’s plan?
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Please ask me using “plans.”
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Good. Please repeat. What are your plans?
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Good, please ask me about “benefits.”
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Please repeat. What are your benefits?
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Please ask me about Wanda and Clark.
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Good! Please repeat. What are their benefits?
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Let’s practice some modern English.
“Benefits” can also be called “bennies.”
bennies
Please ask me.
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Good! Please repeat. What are your bennies?
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Great! Please ask me about Joyce and Alice.
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Nice. Please repeat. What are their bennies?
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Please ask me about “reaction.”
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Good, please repeat. What’s your reaction?
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Good, ask me about Phil’s reaction.
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Please repeat. What’s Phil’s reaction?
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Exactly.
Please ask me using “title.”
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Good! Please repeat. What’s your title?
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Super. Please ask me about Jean’s title.
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Please repeat. What’s Jean’s title?
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Great! Let’s add an adjective to make the question more specific, using “benefits.”
“medical benefits”
Please ask me.
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Please repeat. What are your medical benefits?
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Please ask me about Jose and Rico.
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Good! Please repeat. What are their medical benefits?
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Good. Let’s use a prepositional phrase with “plans.”
plans for the evening
Please ask me.
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Please repeat. What are your plans for the evening?
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Good! Please ask me about Ginny’s plan.
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Good! Please repeat. What’s Ginny’s plan for the evening?
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Well done!
Please practice
with this video until
you are able to ask
questions fluently!
Remember it’s important to practice more by
making your own questions using the vocabulary!