UNIT 7 

TOPIC 1: SUBJECT QUESTIONS

Subject questions are questions we ask when we want information about the subject of something. The subject of a sentence is the person or thing that performs the action.

Who works in a bank? Mary.
¿Quién trabaja en un banco? Mary.

 La estructura de las subject questions en inglés

Las subject questions se utilizan para saber quién o qué realiza la acción, es decir, formulamos preguntas sobre el sujeto de una oración.

Este tipo de preguntas siguen la estructura siguiente:

Question word + verbo principal + (complementos) ?

Tomaremos de referencia la misma frase anterior:

En este caso solo podemos formular una subject question:

Who bought this nice mug in Ireland?



TOPIC 2: OBJECT QUESTIONS

Most questions in English are object questions – we want to know about the receiver of the action. These questions follow the QUASM formula:

 Question word – Auxiliary verb – Subject – Main verb - question mark?

  • What do you want to drink? We want some fruit juice.
  • Who does Karen like? Karen likes Fred.
  • What does smoking cause? Smoking causes cancer
  • Where does Mary work? In a bank.
    ¿Dónde trabaja Mary? En un banco.

  • TOPIC 3
  • DYNAMIC AND STATIVE VERBS (ACTION AND NON ACTION VERBS)

Verbs in English can be classified into two categories: stative verbs and dynamic verbs. Dynamic verbs (sometimes referred to as "action verbs") usually describe actions we can take, or things that happen; stative verbs usually refer to a state or condition which is not changing or likely to change. The difference is important, because stative verbs cannot normally be used in the continuous (BE + ING) forms. This will explain the differences between the two types of verb, and give lots of examples of each kind.

Dynamic verbs

There are many types of dynamic verbs, but most of them describe activities or events which can begin and finish. Here are some examples:

Dynamic VerbTypeExamples
playactivityShe plays tennis every Friday.
She's playing tennis right now.
meltprocessThe snow melts every spring.
The snow is melting right now
hitmomentary actionWhen one boxer hits another, brain damage can result. (This suggests only ONE punch.)
When one boxer is hitting another, brain damage can result. (This suggests MANY repeated punches.)

Dynamic verbs, as you can see from the table above, can be used in the simple and perfect forms (plays, played, has played, had played) as well as the continuous or progressive forms (is playing, was playing, has been playing, had been playing).

Stative verbs

Stative verbs usually refer to a state or condition which is quite static or unchanging. They can be divided into verbs of perception or cognition (which refer to things in the mind), or verbs of relation (which describe the relationships between things). Here are some examples:

Stative VerbTypeExamples
hateperceptionI hate chocolate.
believeperceptionShe believes in UFOs.
containrelationThe box contains 24 cans of soda.
ownrelationYong owns three motorbikes.

Note that we CANNOT use these verbs in the continuous (progressive) forms; you CAN'T say "*Yong is owning three cars." Owning is a state, not an action, so it is always in the simple form.

Example verbs

Here some common stative and dynamic verbs. The lists may help you to understand what types of verbs are likely to be stative and what types are commonly dynamic.

Stative Verbslovehatelikeseehearsoundthink (meaning "have an opinion"); mind (meaning "care about"); recognizeseemhave (meaning "own"); preferdoubtconsist ofmean
Dynamic Verbseatdrinkgotypereadwritelistenspeakwatchsaygrowworksleepcooktalk

Dynamic verbs, as you can see from the table above, can be used in the simple and perfect forms (plays, played, has played, had played) as well as the continuous or progressive forms (is playing, was playing, has been playing, had been playing).

TOPIC 4

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