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(#5):
Answers for Questions about the
Subject
There are are several different
ways to answer "Wh-"
questions. One way is to give
a complete answer. In
a complete answer for "Wh-" questions about
the
subject
(or part
of it), the sentence is often repeated:
Q:
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Who's
in the kitchen?
Bob's in the
kitchen. |
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Q:
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Which
man is Bob's father?
The tall man in the
red jacket is Bob's father. /
Bob's father
is the tall man in the red jacket. |
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Q:
A: |
Whose
brother was with us yesterday?
Mei-Li's
brother was with us yesterday. |
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Q:
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What
was given to Bill?
A $10,000 prize was
given to Bill. |
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Q:
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How
many people will come to the party?
About
40 people will come to the party? |
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Q:
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How
much sugar was used in these cookies?
Two
cups of sugar were used in these cookies. |
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Q:
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Who
bought a new car?
Masha and her husband
bought a new car. |
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Q:
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Whose
students do the most homework?
Mrs. Sato's
students do the most homework. |
Note: Complete answers are correct, but
short
answers
(see below) are more
common.
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Short answers are also common for "Wh-"
questions
about the subject (or part of
it). One way to answer
(which is very common
in everyday conversations) is
to say the
subject:
Q:
A: |
Who's
in the kitchen?
Bob. |
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Q:
A: |
Which
man is Bob's father?
The tall man in the
red jacket is Bob's father. /
The tall
man in the red jacket. |
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Q:
A: |
Whose
brother was with us yesterday?
Mei-Li's
brother. |
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Q:
A: |
What
was given to Bill?
A $10,000 prize. |
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Q:
A: |
How
many people will come to the party?
About
40. |
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Q:
A: |
How
much sugar was used in these cookies?
Two
cups. |
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Q:
A: |
Who
bought a new car?
Masha and her
husband. |
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Q:
A: |
Whose
students do the most homework?
Mrs. Sato's
students. |
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Another
type of short answer
consists of the subject
+
BE / auxiliary / do, does, or
did:
Q:
A: |
Who's
in the kitchen?
Bob is. |
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Q:
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Who's
sitting beside Chiharu?
Amel is. |
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Q:
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Who
has already finished?
We have. |
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Q:
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Who
drank the last of the milk?
Joe
did. |
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Q:
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Who
might know the answer?
Ahmed might. |
Note: Answers of this kind are common for
questions
about
the complete subject.
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