English for Business Life Elementary

B oth/all/ neither/one + of + p ronoun
e.g. B oth o f th em are very busy.
I wish I had time to visit all o f them .
N either of us has seen the contract.
O ne o f us liked the presentation, but the other didn't.
14 QUESTIONS
14.1 Question words
Who
W ho is calling?
Who's coming this evening?
Whose
W hose coffee is this?
W hose is this coffee?
W hose papers are these?
W hose are these papers?
Which
W hich computer would you like to use?
W hich of you is responsible for marketing?
(not Who of you ...?)
W hat
W hat is your name? Liz Sanderson.
W hat does hatchback mean? (not What means hatchback?)
W hat time does the next train leave?
W hat sort of music do you like?
W hat do you do? I'm an engineer.
W hat a nice colour! (not What nice colour!)
How
My name is Ann Carter. H ow do you do?
H ow are you? Very well, thank you. And you?
H ow old are you? I'm 35.
H ow did you travel?
Where
Where's the bank? Next to the bookshop.
W here are you from? Barcelona.
W here was this made? In Japan.
When
W hen do you begin your new job? (not When begins ...?)
W hen is your next appointment?
W hy
W hy did you come to London? To learn English.
W hy is the red light on?
Q uestion w ords as subject and object
When a question word is a subject of a sentence (or with the
subject of a sentence), we form questions without do.
Compare:
W ho is calling?
W ho did you speak to?
W hat is the address?
W hat address do you have?
H ow many people work here?
H ow many people do they employ?
(who is the subject)
(who is the object, you
is the subject)
(what is the subject)
(what is the object,
you is the subject)
(how is the subject)
(how is the object,
they is the subject)
14.2 D irect and em bedded (indirect) questions
Notice the difference in word order between direct and
indirect questions.
When is it?
(direct)
Do you know when it is?
(embedded)
Where is it?
(direct)
Can I ask where it is?
(embedded)
What time is th e ap p o in tm en t
(direct)
Can you check what time th e ap p oin tm en t is? (embedded)
15 ADJECTIVES
15.1 The form and position o f adjectives
B efore n ouns
A fter be
e.g. the man in the b lue suit e.g. The meal was exp en sive.
The order of adjectives is usually:
size colour com p osition
a large blue plastic box
a small black leather bag
The form of adjectives
Adjectives in English have only one form. They have the
same form in the singular and plural.
e.g. an old building
old buildings
They have the same form with the female and male nouns.
e.g. a young woman
a young man
Reference section 107