LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE

13.5 Question-word questions (1): 'Who(m)?', 'What?'13.5C 'What...?' as a question-word [> LEG 13.34]1 What...?asks for a whole sentence: What are you doing?- I'm reading.or for the object of a sentence: What are you reading? - 'Gone with the Wind'.2 What...? also combines with nouns:What book/books? What boy/boys? What girl/girls? [compare Which? > 13.6B]3 We can use What? on its own ( What do you prefer?) orina variety of combinations:What('s)... like?, What('s)... called? What make ... ? What nationality?,What... do (for a living)?, What time/date/year?, What('s)... for?,What kind(s)/sort(s) of... ?, What colour...?, What size ...?.Write:Complete the questions on the left to fit the answers on the right.Think about the combinations you can make with What's ... ? or What...?.1 What2 What3 What4 What5 What6 What7 What8 What9 What10 What11 WhatI work as an assistant in a book shop.I use 'Woodland' shampoo. It's lovely.She's good-looking, but very unpleasant.Wonderful! Lots of sunshine and no rain.It's called a 'spade' in English.It's a Saab.He's Nigerian.I think they're leaving at 9.00.It's March 13th.It's for scraping paint off windows.13.5D ContextWrite:I don't mind the risk!Supply questions with Who(m)...? and What...?.TAKING RISKSMAGISTRATE:POLICEMAN:MAGISTRATE:POLICEMAN:MAGISTRATE:POLICEMAN:MAGISTRATE:POLICEMAN:(What/his name?)James Denyer.Not Denyer again! If he's not in gaol, he's in and out ofof this court. (What/he/do this time?) 2He stole 25 pence.( Who(m)/steal it/from ?) 3An old lady. He took it out of her purse.(Whatdate/it?) 4March 24th.MAGISTRATE (to Denyer): ( What/do that for?) 5DENYER: I'm sorry, sir. It won't happen again.MAGISTRATE (to policeman): (What/the chances) 6if I let him go?It would be a risk, sir.POLICEMAN:MAGISTRATE:DENYER:MAGISTRATE:Do you hear, Denyer? It would be a risk. (What/say)7to that?'It's a risk I'd be glad to take. Honest, I don't mind the risk!( The court falls about with laughter.)In that case, I'd better let you go!197