5.

17 Disagreements
S.17

1. a Why are you angry? You never help me!

b People always help you. You never help me!
c I always help you. You never help me!

2. a What were you doing? I was listening!

b Nobody was listening to me. I was listening!
c Why weren’t you listening? I was listening!

3. a Why are you angry with me? You were cheating!

b I was never cheating! You were cheating!
c Who do you think was cheating? You were cheating!

4. a It’s your turn to cook. I cooked yesterday! NOTES

b Who cooked yesterday? I cooked yesterday! Read the questions 2-8
c You didn’t do anything yesterday. I cooked yesterday! and decide which words to
underline in replies b and c.
5. a How do you know it was me? I saw you!
b Who did you see? I saw you! A. Normally, you underline
c Nobody saw me. I saw you! the last word in the phase to
add stress - see phrases a.
6. a Why didn’t you know? Nobody told me! Words like you and to are
b They told us last week. Nobody told me! not content words.
c Who told you? Nobody told me!
B. However in phrases b
7. a I never broke any of your stuff. You broke my phone! and c you can underline
b I wonder who broke your phone? You broke my phone! one of the other words in
c I didn’t touch your phone! You broke my phone! the phrase if you want to
contrast it with something
8. a Why are you angry? You lied to me! that came in the question.
b I would never lie to anyone. You lied to me!
c Nobody lied to you. You lied to me!

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