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今日の単語は　fine

1．I felt terrible last night but I feel fine this morning.
2．"Is this soup hot enough ? ” “ Yes, it’s fine. ”
3．If it’s fine tomorrow, we could have a picnic.
4．She has to pay a fine in 5 days.

1)　よい　　　2)　大丈夫　　3)　晴れの　　4)　罰金

収穫　ちょっと早いね！

天空かぼちゃ

Hello brave students!

Perhaps you noticed in my last writing piece, that I missed some "w" questions.

If you remember, we talked about:-
Who
What
Where
When
Why

But I didn't add:-

Were
Was

In the last lesson, we looked at "open questions." Questions starting with Who, What, Where, When and Why cannot be answered "yes" or "no." So it "opens" the conversation to more questions.
It is a great way to start or continue a conversation. If you are worried about your speaking ability, but want to practice your English, becoming skilled at using these will increase your confidence.

Questions using the "be" verb, (is, are, was, were, will) and "do" verb (do, did, does) tend to be answered by a short answer, especially "yes" "no" or "maybe" Generally, you don't get extra information. So these are called "closed questions."

For example,

Does Saitou-sensei's pumpkin look delicious?

Is Mori-sensei from Akita City?

Sometimes, a sentence will have the question at the end, instead of the beginning. This is especially common for closed questions.

Let's have a look......
(1) Wateru-sensei is clever, isn't he?
(2) David-sensei and Olivia-sensei aren't from China, are they?
(3) This English lesson is boring, isn't it?
(4) Yokote wasn't cold this winter, was it?

Did you notice the grammar?
(1) (subject + is + adj.) + (is + negative + subject)
(2) (subject + are (negative) + noun) + (is + subject)
(3) (subject + is + adj) + (is + negative + subject)
(4) (subject + was (negative) + noun) + (is + subject)

Try making a tag question! I'll help you begin.
Dogs are ___________, aren't they?
Eton Juku teachers don't __________, do they?
Chocolate is ______________________________?
Yokote River isn't__________________________?

Next time, we will look at how to answer tag questions.
Until then, enjoy making tag questions.

Joshua

赤い坊ちゃん　少し大きくなった。上に這ったら天空かぼちゃ。

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