Практикум по грамматике английского языка : учебное пособие

ALTERNATIVE QUESTIONS
I 
You 
you 
I
1. Did he/she/it arrive late or early? – He/She/It arrived early.
we 
You
you 
We
they
They
I
you
2. Did he/she have breakfast at 7 or 8 o’clock? – At 8 o’clock.
we 
you 
they 
Did the room have much or little space? – (It had) very little space. 
I
you
Did he/she have to pay in cash or by credit card? – In cash. 
we
you
they

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3. Was  he/she/it in France or Italy? – (He/She/It was) in Italy.
Were you 
at work  or at home? – (I was) at work. 
we
Were  you good or bad at school? – (We/You/They were) rather good.
they
Exercise 19. Ask alternative questions about the underlined words. Give 
answers.
Example: The bus/arrive/late/early? – Did the bus arrive late or ear-
ly?— (It arrived) late.
Oliver/have to take a taxi/walk to work/yesterday morning? – Did Olive 
have to take a taxi or did he walk to work yesterday morning?— He had to 
take a taxi.
It/be/warm/cold/to sit in the open air? – Was it warm or cold to sit in the 
open air? — (It was) cold.
1. Pete/visit/his grandmother/yesterday/last Sunday?
2. They/have to stay in town /go to the country/last weekend?
3. Denis/attend the first lecture/miss it/yesterday?
4. Ben/walk to work/take a taxi?
5. Ann/study at Cambridge/at Oxford?
6. Max/have to invite/the whole group/only his close friends?
7. She/finish school/last year/two years ago?
8. Susan/pass/her driving test/fail it?
9. They/play football/volleyball/yesterday?
10. Mark/always/want/to be/a physicist/a biologist?
11. The buildings/in that street/be/all the same/different?
12. It/be/a typical/an unusual autumn day?
13. Sue and Ben/have to separate /years ago/only a few years ago?
14. Your old headmaster/be/very strict/kind?
15. Her sister/start/playing the piano/at the age of 5/a lot later?
16. You/have a cat/a dog/in your childhood?
17. He/get/his Bachelor’s Degree/in Arts/in Science?