Gen. questions



Exercise 1/ Make the sentences negative and interrogative. 
(Gen. q.) Example: Was my mother a dentist?
                   Yes, she was.
                  My mother wasn’t a dentist.

1.    My mother was a dentist.
2.    My father was a bank clerk.
3.    It was an interesting book.
4.    That was a boring film.
5.    It was rainy yesterday.
6.    Bob was a handsome man.
7.    The film was uninteresting.
8.    They were at the Smiths’ yesterday.



Exercise 2/ Make the sentences negative and interrogative.
(Gen. q.) Example: Did it rain heavily last night?
                   Yes, it did.
                  It didn’t rain heavily last night.


1.    It rained heavily last night.
2.    They had supper at 7.
3.    Ann sent Bob a message.
4.    They took a taxi because it was late.
5.    I stayed in New York only for two days.
6.    They travelled by sea.
7.    It took me an hour to do the work.

8.    Aram wrote three letters last night.