Asking Focused Questions
Now let’s practice the second way to ask focus questions: echo with a question word. Listen to the speakers and notice the way they echo with a question word.
Conversation 1
That was a really good concert, but the person I most want to see is Taylor Blah in concert! She’s…
See who?
Taylor Swift. She’s amazing…
Conversation 2
Oh, that rain! The traffic was terrible! I got here blahdy-blah minutes late today and…
How many minutes?
Forty-five! And Karen is really mad about it.
Conversation 3
I just met Blah Blaher, the new…
Just met who?
Jane Jasper. She’s the new medical director…
Conversation 4
The supervisor is waiting for you in blahblah blah. She asked me to…
Waiting for me where?
In the exam room. The one at the end of the hall…
Conversation 5
We’ll start at blah o’clock. Please don’t be late.
Start when?
At 10am. I’d like everyone to be there on time.
Noticing grammar
Notice: using when
What preposition do you see before the time in this sentence?
Is it repeated in the focused question?
Notice: using where
What preposition do you see before the place in this sentence?
Is it repeated in the focused question?
What’s the rule?
Think about it.
Do not use ____ with ____ focused questions.