CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT. PRACTICE 2.

1. For each of the following statements, write a corresponding WH-question that

asks for an identification of the underlined expression.

1. My husband cooked a great pasta dish.

2. I told Robert that I would cook dinner.
3. He is going to clean Mike’s room tomorrow.
4. They are raising money for people in need.
5. He enjoys looking at beautiful landscapes.
5. The concert will start after dinner.
6. If you want my opinion, I prefer the pink shoes.
7. I want you to tell me about your last vacation.

2. Give an example of each of the following:

1. Yes-no question with positive orientation

2. Yes-no question with negative orientation
3. Alternative question
4. Non-biased Yes-no question

3. Show the focus of negation in these sentences by underlining the words that
would have a special nuclear stress in order to imply the information in
parenthesis. Indicate also the scope of negation.
4. Show the scope of negation of these sentences and explain the different
meanings.

1. It obviously isn’t too late to go

2. It isn’t obviously too late to go

3. We don’t need to remodel any of the rooms

4. We don’t need to remodel some of the rooms

5. They have not seen him studying

6. They have seen him not studying

5. Indicate whether DO (or DID) in the following sentences is used as (a) a lexical
verb; (b) an interrogative operator; (c) a negative operator; (d) an emphatic
affirmative; (e) an emphatic imperative; (f) coding.

1. Do do me a favor
2. How do you do?
3. I do know you did your best
4. I don’t smoke, and neither does Henry
5. Don’t do that, please!
6. Did you tell her? // Of course I did.
7. You forgot to post the letter, didn’t you? // I did post it.
8. Do stop! It’s so annoying!