Entraînement à la Grammaire Anglaise à Distance

Quiz: Question formation K

1. They liked classical music when they were kids.

Q: What kind of music did they like when they were kids?

2. They had lasagne for dinner.

Q: What did they have for dinner?

3. That abandoned skyscraper is fifty storeys high.

Q: How high is that abandoned skyscraper?

4. You had to be 18 to fight as a U.S. soldier during WWI.

Q: How old did you have to be to fight as a U.S. soldier during WWI? (use 'you' in the question)

5. They lived in Spain for 20 years.

Q: How long did they live in Spain?

6. I'd rather see the other film.

Q: Which film would you rather see? (use 'you' in the question)

7. She has English class on Tuesdays.

Q: When does she have English class?

8. She's seeing John tomorrow night.

Q: Who is she seeing tomorrow night?

9. She said that the other one was better.

Q: Which one did she say was better?

10. He bought five books at the Furet.

Q: How many books did he buy at the Furet?

Phrase 1: The answers ‘what sort of music or ‘what type of music (instead of ‘what kind of music' are also possible.
Phrase 8: In a very formal style, ‘whom' would also be possible here: ‘Whom is she seeing...'. In contemporary English, however, ‘who' is much more common here.

Ilse Depraetere, Chad Langford, Benoit Leclercq - Université de Lille - SHS