Positive sentences

SUBJET (AUX) VERB OBJECT

I speak English
I can speak English

Negative sentences

SUBJET AUX+not VERB OBJECT

I (Do+not) dont know the answer

Interrogative sentences
Open questions : An open question is likely to receive a long answer.

QUESTION AUX SUBJECT VERB OBJECT

WORD
What will you do tomorrow ?
When were you born ?

Closed questions : A closed question can be answered with either a single

word or a short phrase. A closed question can be answered with either 'yes'
or 'no'.

AUX SUBJECT VERB OBJECT

Can you come to the cinema ?
Did you do your
homework ?

*You dont use an auxiliary verb if you ask for the subject. In this case the
interrogative simply takes the place of the subject. Example: Who asked you
?
 Application exercises

Positive sentences
1. her / met / last night / at / we / the station

2. must / the book / read / you

3. feed / you / my / cat / can

4. go / now / home / will / I

5. sell / flowers / we

6. sister / has / my / got / a dog

7. my mum / breakfast / in the morning / made

8. wrote / last week / they / at school / a test

9. hates / pigeons / he

10. tonight / want / to the cinema / to go / we

Negative sentences
1.will / a letter / not / next week / send / you / she

2. to the cinema / we / want / not / do / tonight / to go not / now / she / in

England / is

3. not / now / she / in England / is

4. right now / have / not / we / time / do

5. did / I / him / see / not / last night / at the disco

Interrogative sentences
1.he train / when / leave / does

2. she / Australia / from / is

3. him / she / did / the truth / tell / why

4. play / at / you / the weekends / do / tennis

5. you / on / your / holiday / will / what / do

6.sent / this /who / you / letter