LANGUAGE FOCUS
Asking, Answering, and Asking Back:
Questions with “Be” + Possessive
For questions such as “What is your…?” “Where is his…?” etc., follow this pattern:
Ask
What is your favorite sport?
Answer
My favorite sport is baseball.
Ask back
How about you? What is your favorite sport?
Try to answer questions in a short but complete sentence.
(o) My favorite sport is baseball.
(x) Baseball. (not a complete sentence)
Questions with “Be” + Possessive
For questions such as “What is your…?” “Where is his…?” etc., follow this pattern:
Ask
What is your favorite sport?
Answer
My favorite sport is baseball.
Ask back
How about you? What is your favorite sport?
Try to answer questions in a short but complete sentence.
(o) My favorite sport is baseball.
(x)
PRACTICE
Look at the Video A script and underline questions with “be” + possessive.
