Lesson XVII: Defining Statements - PART I

Exercise: A.2.3. Contrast Wh-S with Wh-Rng-Defining Statements Listen to the situation to produce a long answer beginning with YES, … . For example: The book describes California . Did you read the book ? (Wh-S) YES, I READ THE BOOK THAT DESCRIBES CALIFORNIA . Mr. Smith described the book . Did you read the book ? (Wh-Rng) YES, I READ THE BOOK (THAT) MR. SMITH DESCRIBED . 1. John bought an electric car . Have you ever seen the car ? (Wh-Rng) 2. John described a man . Have you ever seen the man ? (Wh-Rng) 3. A bus stopped at your house. Have you seen the bus ? (Wh-S) 4. Mrs. Smith waited for an architect . Did you find the arcitect ? (Wh-Rng) 5. A man took a hammer. Have you seen the man ? (Wh-S) 6. A girl speaks Russian. Have you met the girl ? (Wh-S) 7. John talked to a girl . Have you met the girl ? (Wh-Rng) 8. Mr. Smith spoke to a boy . Do you know the boy ? (Wh-Rng) 9. A boy spoke to John. Do you know the boy ? (Wh-S) 10. A professor owns this building. Have you found the professor ? (Wh-S) 11. A book tells about string theories. Have you read the book ? (Wh-S) 12. John told you about a book . Have you read the book ? (Wh-Rr) A.3. WHOSE-Defining Statements Previous patterns: I know WHOSE BOOK is here. I know whose book JOHN bought. New pattern-WHOSE-S-Defining-Statements: Subject Block A-Block Rng-Block Direct Object Defining Statement … … The man WHOSE BOOK is here left New York The lady WHOSE CAT is in the yard left New York Object → S A … … … New pattern-WHOSE-Rng-Defining-Statements: Subject Block A-Block Rng-Block Direct Object Defining Statement … … The man whose car JOHN bought left New York The lady whose cat YOU found left New York Object → Rng-Block S A … …