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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Could they be appropriate questions and answers? (9-5)

Hi teachers,
According to this text:
It is going to rain, and Julia hasn't got an umbrella. "I'm going to get very wet if that bus doesn't come soon!" she is saying to herself.
Could they be appropriate questions and answers?
a) Is it raining now? No, it isn’t. But is it going to rain soon.
b) What isn’t she carrying? She isn’t carrying an umbrella. / An umbrella.
c) What’s going to happen if the bus doesn’t come soon? Julia is going to get very wet.

Thanks in advance.
  

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They sound good to me!
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Aspara GusThey sound good to me!
Hi Aspara Gus,
Thank you so much for your reply. Emotion: smile
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b) What isn’t she carrying? She isn’t carrying an umbrella. / An umbrella.

Are you uncertain about the article before umbrella? Yes, it's an.
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Aspara GusAre you uncertain about the article before umbrella? Yes, it's an.
Hi Aspara Gus,
Thank you for your reply. Not at all, but thanks anyway. My question was on the verb 'is ... carrying'. In fact, I wanted to know if I could use that verb, according to the context. Since there were no complains, it must be right!
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Thinking SpainMy question was on the verb 'is ... carrying'. In fact, I wanted to know if I could use that verb, according to the context. Since there were no complains, it must be right!
I think it's fine, but to be more accurate, you could just as well say

What does Julia not have?
She doesn't have an umbrella.


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Thinking SpainWhat isn’t she carrying?
I see the conundrum. Negative questions open up a universe of correct answers.

She isn't carrying a car.
She isn't carrying a house.
She isn't carrying a cathedral.
She isn't carrying a drunken dog.
She isn't carrying an epileptic monkey.
She isn't carrying a ticket to Kalamazoo.
She isn'
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Aspara GusWhat does Julia not have? She doesn't have an umbrella.
Hi Aspara Gus,
Thank you for your suggestion. I'm going to use the above one.
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CalifJimNegative questions open up a universe of correct answers.
Hi Jim,
My ***, now I get why the universe is so big, besides carrying the starts, planets, and whatever is there, there might be all those things too. Never knew about them! I'm sure there are more than those ones you have mentioned, many more than them.
For example:
It is carrying
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Aspara GusWhat does Julia not have? She doesn't have an umbrella.
Hi Aspara Gus,
Could you tell me the reason not to use 'What doesn't Julia have?'

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No reason. The contraction is optional. I should have been consistent.
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