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              4  She asked me when I was   34.3                          UNIT 36
                                                                          UNIT
                   asked
                              I
                She
                       me
                               was
                          when
                                           3  4.3
                leaving.                   1 yesyes   2 no
                leaving.
                                           1
                                                 2  no
                                                                        36.1
                                                                        36.1
              5  She asked me where I (had)  3 no3  no   4 yes
                                (had)
                       me
                          where
                              I
                                                 4  yes
                   asked
                She
                                                                        Suggested answers are given.
                                                                               answers
                                                                        Suggested
                                                                                       given.
                                                                                     are
                got the computer from.     5 yes5  yes   6 no
                   the
                                                 6  no
                got
                      computer
                             from.
                                                                        BARRISTER:  Could   you   begin
                                                                        BARRISTER:
                                                                                 Could you begin byby
              6  She asked me why I didn't tell
                       me
                She
                                   tell
                          why
                   asked
                             I
                              didn't
                                           34.4                          telling the court what happenedhappened
                                                                         telling
                                                                                    what
                                                                                court
                                                                              the
                                           3  4.4
                her
                              I
                   earlier.
                her earlier. / ...why I hadn'thadn't
                        /
                         ...why
                                           Example answers:              on the evening of the 26th July.
                                                                              evening
                                                                                   of
                                                                         on
                                                                                     the
                                                                                           July.
                                                                                        26th
                                           Example  answers:
                                                                           the
                told her earlier.
                      earlier.
                told
                   her
                                           1 a   Why not give up chips?  SANDRA:  Yes, I was walking
                                             Why  not  give  up  chips?
                                                                                      walking
                                                                                   was
                                                                        SANDRA:
                                                                              Yes,
                                                                                  I
              7  She asked me how you get (or(or
                          how
                   asked
                             you
                                get
                She
                       me
                                            Why don't you go to night
                                                                             from
                                           2 2  Why  don't  you  go  to  night   home from work when I sawsaw
                                                                                     when
                                                                                 work
                                                                         home
                                                                                         I
                how to get) to Northfield. (or
                how  to  get)  to  Northfield.  (or
                                            school?                      someone who I thought was mymy
                                                                               who
                                                                         someone
                                            school?
                                                                                         was
                                                                                    thought
                                                                                   I
                She asked me the way to to
                She  asked  me  the  way
                                            Why not call it "Atlantic
                                                                         friend, Jo. I went up to her andand
                Northfield.)               3 Why  not  call  it  "Atlantic   friend,   Jo.   I   went   up   to   her
                Northfield.)
                                            Spirit"?                     touched her on the arm. ButBut
                                                                         touched
                                                                                      arm.
                                                                                    the
                                                                               her
                                                                                 on
                                            Spirit"?
                She asked me whether (or
              8 She  asked  me  whether  (or
                                            Why don't you write a protest
                                                                                     turned
                                                                         when
                                                                             the
                                                                                woman
                                           4 Why  don't  you  write  a  protest   when the woman turned roundround
                not) meals are/were included
                not)  meals  are/were  included
                                            letter to the council?       it wasn't Jo at all. I just said,
                                                                                         said,
                                                                          wasn't
                                                                                 at
                                                                                     I
                                                                                      just
                                                                                   all.
                                                                               Jo
                                                                         it
                                            letter  to  the  council?
                in the price, (or ...if meals are/
                in  the  price.  (or  ...if meals  are/
                                                                                  mistook
                                                                            sorry,
                                                                                           for
                                                                                        you
                                                                                 I
                                                                         "I'm
                                                                         "I'm sorry, I mistook you for aa
                were included in the price.)
                were  included  in  the  price.)
                                                                         friend."
                                                                         friend."
                She asked me what I wanted.
              9 She  asked  me  what  I  wanted.                        BARRISTER:
                                                                                And could youyou
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                She asked me if/whether I am/
             10 She  asked  me  if/whether  I  am/   UNITUNIT   35      BARRISIER:   And   could
                                                                         describe the woman in detail.
                was happy in my new job.  35.1                           describe   the   woman   in   detail.
                was  happy  in  my  new  job.
                                            5.1
                                           3
                                                                        SANDRA:
                                                                              Well, to be honest, herher
                She asked me what I (had)
              11 She  asked  me  what I  (had)   1 1   WhatWhat         SANDRA:  Well,   to   be   honest,
              11
                                                                         face shocked me.
                                                                                     She
                thought of the performance                               face   shocked   me.   She remindedreminded
                                            which/what ('which' is more
                thought  of  the  performance
                                           2 2  which/what  (‘which'  is  more   me of a witch from.a children's
                (the previous day).         likely)                      me  of  a  witch  from.a  children's
                (the  previous  day).
                                            likely)
                                                                         story - a long nose and staring
                She asked me
                          if/ whether I
             12 12  She  asked  me  iff  whether  I   3  Which/WhatWhich/What   story  -  a  long  nose  and  staring
                                                                         eyes. When I tried to walk past,
                had ever eaten snails.    4  What                        eyes.  When I tried  to  walk  past,
                had  ever  eaten  snails.
                                            What
                                                                         she stood in my way. I couldn't
                                                                         she  stood  in  my  way.  I  couldn't
                                           5 NNW   WhatWhat              avoid her. She  grabbed  my  arm
                                                                                She grabbed my arm
                                                                         avoid  her.
                                            Which/What ('which' is more
                                           6 Which/What  (‘which’  is  more   and prevented me from
                                                                         and  prevented  me  from
                    34
               UNITUNIT   34                likely)                      escaping. I struggled, but she
                                            likely)
                                                                         escaping.  I  struggled,  but  she
                                            Which/What ('which' is more
             34.1                          7 Which/What  (‘which'  is  more   pulled me into a car parked
                                                                         pulled  me  into  a  car  parked
             34.1
                                            likely)
                                                                         nearby.  She  forced  me  to  give
             Suggested answers:             likely)                      nearby. She forced me to give
             Suggestedanswers:
                                            Which/What
                                           8 8  Which/What               her my purse and she wanted
                                                                         her  my  purse  and  she  wanted
               Didn't you drive here?
             2 2  Didn't  you  drive  here?
                                                                         me to give her my ring, too. But
                                                                         me  to  give  her  my  ring,  too.  But
               Weren't you happy there?
             3 3  Weren't  you  happy  there?   35.2                     I wasn't going to let her take
                                          3  5.2
                                             Who
               Can't you remember where you
             4 4  Can't  you  remember  where  you   1 1  Who            I  wasn't  going  to  let  her  take
                                                                         that.  So  I  hit  her  with  my  bag
                                             Which
                                            WN
               put it?                     2 Which                       that. So I hit her with my bag
               put  it?
                                                                         and leapt out of the car. Then I I
               Don't you think she'll like it?
                                             Which ('What' is also
             5 Don't  you  think  she'll  like  it?   3 Which  (‘What'  is  also   and  leapt  out  of  the  car.  Then
                                                                         just ran (an adverb, e.g.
                                                                        just  ran  (an  adverb,  e.g.
               Isn't there anything / any more
             6 Isn't  there  anything / any  more   possible)
                                             possible)
                                                                         away, could be used, but is not
                                             What
               we can do to help?          4 What                        away,  could  be  used,  but  is  not
                                            ANA
               we  can  do  to  help?
                                                                         necessary  here).  At  first I could
             8oo   Did you not get my message  5 Which                   necessary here). At first I could
                                             Which
               Did  you  not  get  my  message
                                                                         hear  her  following  (an  object,
               that I would be late?       6 Which                       hear her following (an object,
                                             Which
               that  I  would  be  late?
                                                                         e.g.  me,  could  be  used,  but
                                                                         e.g. me, could be used, but is is
               Did/ Could you not understand
                                            OooOmANI
                                             Who
             9 9  Did/  Could  you  not  understand   7 Who              not necessary here), but then
                                             Who
               my instructions?            8 Who                         not  necessary  here),  but  then
               my  instructions?
                                                                         she  disappeared.  After  that  I  ran
             (In 7, 8 and 9 the contracted  9 Who                        she disappeared. After that I ran
                                             Who
             (in  7,  8  and  9  the  contracted
                                                                         into the town centre and
                                                                         into  the  town  centre  and
                                             Which
                                           we
             forms 'aren't', 'didn't' and 'didn't  10 Which              reported the attack to the
             forms  'aren't',  'didn't'  and  'didn't
             or couldn't' might also be used.  11 what                   reported  the  attack  to  the
                                             what
                                            FP
             or  couldn't’  might  also  be  used.
                                                                         police.  They  took  a  statement,
             The full forms are used to show                             police. They took a statement,
             The  full  forms  are  used  to  show
                                                                         and then they drove me home
                                           WwW
                                            Nn
             particular surprise or annoyance.)  35.3 Ww                 and  then  they  drove  me  home
             particular  surprise  or  annoyance.)
                                           1  WhichWhich   2 2   WhatWhat   and warned me to lock my
                                                                         and  warned  me  to  lock  my
             34.2                         3 UWE   //   4 What is         doors and windows. Later that
                                                                         doors  and  windows.  Later  that
                                                     What
                                                   4
             34.2
                                                         is
                                                     Who is
                                            /
               Wasn't there any sign of Don
                                                                         night  they  phoned  (an  object,
             2 2  Wasn't  there  any  sign  of  Don   5 v   6 6  Who  is   night they phoned (an object,
               at the station? / Was there no                            e.g.  me,  could  be  used,  but
                                                                         e.g. me, could be used, but is is
               at  the  station?  /  Was  there  no
                                          35.4
                                           5.4
               sign of Don at the station?  How's (e)                    not necessary here) to say that
                                                                         not  necessary  here)  to  say  that
               sign  of  Don  at  the  station?
               Why don't you ever phone me? /
                                                                         they  had  arrested  the  woman.
             3 Why  don't  you  ever  phone  me?  /   WH MW   How's   (e)   (b)  they had arrested the woman.
                                            What/How
               Why do you never phone me?   What/How   (b)
               Why  do  you  never  phone  me?
                                                (f or h)
                                            What (f  or  h)
                                            What
                                                                       36.2
               Can't you find anybody to
             4 Can't  you  find  anybody  to   CONAWMA   What (c)      36.2
                                            What  (c)
                                                                        The  most  likely  answers  are
               come with you? / Can you find  What's (g)               The most likely answers are
               come  with  you?  /  Can  you  find
               nobody to come with you?     What's  (g)                given.
                                                                       given.
               nobody  to  come  with  you?
                                            How (a)
                                          6 How  (a)                      my students with
               Isn't there anywhere else to put
             5 Isn't  there  anywhere  else  to  put                    1 1  my  students  with
                                            How
                                                (f or h)
                                          7 How  (f  or  h)               the idea as
               it?  /  Is  there  nowhere  else
               it? / Is there nowhere else to to                        2 2  the  idea  as
                                            What (d or f)
                                          8 What  (d  or  f)              my children in
               put it?                                                  3 3  my  children  in
               put  it?
                                                                          his calculations on
                                                                        4 4  his  calculations  on
                                                                          my ladder to
                                                                        5 5  my  ladder  to
                                                                          between London and Sydney.
                                                                        6 6  between  London  and  Sydney.
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