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Was и were: вопросы с вопросительным словом
450 упражнений с пропусками, 45 тестов по десять
Сначала вопросительное слово, затем was или were, затем подлежащее.
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Обычный порядок
Три места: вопросительное слово — was или were — подлежащее.
Why was the road closed?
Глагол согласуется с подлежащим, которое идёт за ним, поэтому смотрите вперёд: Where was the key?, но Where were the keys?
who was и what was
Когда who или what — подлежащее, порядок не меняется: переставлять не с чем.
- Who was driving?
- What was the noise?
Они берут was, даже если ответ окажется во множественном числе.
How was it
How was it? — обычный способ спросить о законченном впечатлении: о поездке, экзамене, еде. В ответе оценка, а не пересказ событий.
Сравните с What was it like?, которое приглашает к подробностям.
Мера
Вопросительное слово берёт прилагательное или much напрямую:
How long was the queue? How old were they? How much was the bill?
Все формы
| Вопросительное слово | Пример | О чём спрашивает |
|---|---|---|
| What | What was the problem? | о предмете |
| Where | Where were you? | о месте |
| When | When was the meeting? | о времени |
| Why | Why were they angry? | о причине |
| How | How was the journey? | о впечатлении |
| How long | How long was the film? | о длине |
| Who | Who was at the door? | о человеке |
Примеры
Взяты из 450 предложений этого упражнения. Ответ выделен.
- What was the price of the book at the bookstore?
- Where were your friends staying during their visit?
- How did you manage to solve the problem?
- What was the reason for the cancelation of the event?
- Where were Peter and his family last weekend?
- How did they get to school this morning?
- How was your family reacting to the news?
- Where were your sister and her friends on vacation?
- When did the train arrive at the station?
- What was the main topic of discussion at the conference?
- Where were Maria and Mike when you saw them?
- When did you last visit your grandparents?
Ошибки, которых стоит избегать
Неверно: Where did you were? верно: Where were you?
Did не присоединяется к was или were — с вопросительным словом или без.
Неверно: How was the tickets? верно: How much were the tickets?
Tickets — множественное число, значит were, а о цене спрашивают через how much.