Discovering English Grammar, 2nd edition
    Richard Veit, University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Chap. 13
  
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Selected Answers to Exercises:

13.2    13.3    13.4    13.5    13.6    13.7    13.8    13.9    13.10

Click on a question to see its answer.   It is always advisable to try doing the exercises before checking the answers.

Exercises 13.2

1a.  The officials have not been losing sleep over the decision.
1b.  Tyrone cannot speak Hungarian.
1g.  The assassins could not have been posing as guards.
2a.  The plane hasn't landed yet.

Exercises 13.3

1a.  Meg likes spicy foods.
1b.  The bright lights dazzled Stella.
2a.  Old stories did not bore Alphonse.
2d.  The mistakes didn't matter in the long run.
3a.  Ethnic stereotypes do annoy Maurice.

Exercises 13.4

1-4.  corresponding yes/no questions

Exercises 13.5

1a.  Should Noah have built a bigger boat?
1b.  Have you been nibbling at the fruitcake?
1c.  Is the semester coming to an end?
2a-2c.  corresponding interrogative sentences
2d.  Does the bookstore sell toiletries?
2e.  Did Grandpa receive a postcard from Zimbabwe?

Exercises 13.6

1a.  Shouldn't the party have started?
1b.  Doesn't Andy work here?
2a.  You study hard.
2b.  Study hard!
3.    Do not sing in the shower.

Exercises 13.7

1a.  Who should have washed these dishes?
1b.  What fell from the sky?
2a.  Someone stole the last piece of pie.
2b.  The investigators suspect somebody of the crime.

Exercises 13.8

1a.  What might Stella have been plotting?
1b.  Whom has Chloris been dating lately?
2a.  What has Morey sat on?
2b.  With whom will Tammy elope?
3a.  Whom did Marguerite admire?
3c.  On what do you base your assumptions?

Exercises 13.9

1.    T-ProQ
2a.  Where has Mitch been storing the supplies?
2b.  How can we repay you for your kindness?

Exercises 13.10

1a.  Which actor won an Oscar?
1b.  What movies did Quentin direct?
1d.  Whose watch shows the time in Australia?
2a.  Some actor won an Oscar.
2d.  Cliff put the message somewhere.

 

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