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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Do or Be

My students want to know when to use "be" or "do" in questions. I cannot find a rule or chart to explain only exercises.
  

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Do I really need this? How do you pronounce "read"? Must I be truthful?

— Avangi

  • Do I really need this?
  • How do you pronounce "read"?
  • Must I be truthful?
  • How can you be so cruel?
  • Can it be put in a microwave?
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Do I really need this?
How do you pronounce "read"?

Must I be truthful?
How can you be so cruel?
Can it be put in a microwave?


I don't really undestand your question.
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AnonymousMy students want to know when to use "be" or "do" in questions. I cannot find a rule or chart to explain only exercises.

Use [does / doesn't / ...] before a verb without -ing. Use [is / isn't / ...] before a verb with -ing and before nouns, adjectives, and prepositional phrases. (An adverb may intervene.)

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Emotion: headbang How stupid of me! "Be" = "is."
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