– Going to
– Wh questions
– Infinitive of purpose
– Making suggestions
– Prepositions
Question 1
_____ Saturday night we went to a party.
We use on with days, so we also say on Saturday night. Not at: we say at night, but on + a day.
Question 2
I _____ going out, because it _____ going to rain.
I'm not is the short negative of I am; amn't does not exist. With it we use is: it is going to rain.
Question 3
_____ you going _____ wash your car this afternoon?
A question starts with Are you…?, and the form is going to + verb: Are you going to wash…? Not too, which means 'also'.
Question 4
She _____ going to the post office _____ some stamps.
She is going = present continuous. To say why, we use to + verb: to buy some stamps. Not for buying.
Question 5
I’m _____ home early next week.
We say go home without to. I'm going home next week is a fixed plan. Not going to, because going to home is wrong.
Question 6
What _____ the weather _____ in Las Vegas the day before yesterday?
We ask about weather with What is the weather like? The day before yesterday is past, so we use was: What was the weather like?
Question 7
A: _____ is the weather like _____?
B: _____ is sunny and warm. But yesterday _____ cold.
We say What is the weather like today? and answer with It is sunny. Yesterday is past, so was. Not How, because we say What… like?
Question 8
A: What _____ we _____?
B: _____ go swimming.
What shall we do? asks for an idea. Let's (= let us) makes a suggestion for all of us: Let's go swimming. Not Let me, because the plan is for we.
Question 9
A: What is the weather _____ like tomorrow?
B: Sunny. _____ we go on a picnic?
The future form is going to be: What is the weather going to be like? We use Shall we…? to make a suggestion: Shall we go on a picnic?
Question 10
A: _____ are you going to eat?
B: Pizza.
A: _____ are you going to eat?
B: In the cafeteria.
The answer Pizza is a thing, so What. The answer In the cafeteria is a place, so Where.
Question 11
A: _____ is Jim going to get married?
B: Next month.
A: _____ is he going to marry?
B: His colleague.
Next month is a time, so When. His colleague is a person, so Whom (or Who). Not What time, because next month is not a clock time.
Question 12
A: _____ are you going to the chemist’s?
B: I’m going to the chemist’s _____ some medicine.
We ask for a reason with Why. We give the reason with to + verb: to buy some medicine. Not too or two: they sound the same but mean different things.
Question 13
A: _____ is Pittsburgh _____ Philadelphia?
B: About 500 kilometers.
We ask about distance with How far is A from B? Not How long, which asks about time or length.
Question 14
German is _____ English in some ways, but it is more difficult _____ English.
Like means 'similar to': German is like English. After a comparative we use than: more difficult than. Not then, which is about time.
Question 15
Nicola’s _____ to Liverpool _____ his grandparents.
Nicola's going to come talks about a future plan. To give the reason we use to + verb: to visit his grandparents. Not for visiting.
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