Would you please help me

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Would you please help me

Alyona C.

Would you please help me

Dear Friends,

I feel a bit silly asking for help but may I ask you to correct my answers. I�m a little confused. The task is to change the sentences according to the prompt in brackets.

1) Was there a problem? (Present Perfect)

Has there been a problem?

2) Are there any restaurants open? (Future Simple)

Will be there any restaurants open?

3) There will be a tornado in Kansas. (Present Perfect, negative)

There hasn�t been a tornado in Kansas.

4) Is there a text today? (Future Simple)

Will be there a text tomorrow?

5) There isn�t a road here. (Past Simple, question)

Wasn�t there a road here?

6) Are there any winners? (Future Simple, negative)

Won�t be there any winners?

Thanks in advance.

21 Aug 2010

Minka

My suggestion:

1) Was there a problem? (Present Perfect)

Has there been a problem?

2) Are there any restaurants open? (Future Simple)

Will THERE BE any restaurants open?

3) There will be a tornado in Kansas. (Present Perfect, negative)

There hasn�t been a tornado in Kansas.

4) Is there a text today? (Future Simple)

Will THERE BE a text tomorrow?

5) There isn�t a road here. (Past Simple, question)

Wasn�t there a road here?

6) Are there any winners? (Future Simple, negative)

Won�t THERE BE any winners?

The rest seems fine to me. If I �m wrong, please correct me.

So actually, you only have ONE mistake there. :)

21 Aug 2010

clau

I agree with Minka. Have a nice weekend!!!

21 Aug 2010

yanogator

I also agree with Minka, but I have a suggestion on #5:

Another possibility is "Was there a road here?", since the prompt didn �t specify negative. The answers didn �t necessarily have the same form as the given sentences.

Bruce

21 Aug 2010

Alyona C.

Thanks a lot for your help!

21 Aug 2010

manuelanunes3

Minka �s correction is perfect.

Have a nice weekend

21 Aug 2010

lshorton99

I also agree with the above corrections.

I �m not sure what the meaning of number 4 is? Was it supposed to be �test � instead of �text �? �Is there a text today � and �Will there be a text tomorrow � don �t really make much sense!

Lindsey

21 Aug 2010

Alyona C.

Dear Lindsey,
Maybe you are right but originally it was�text �.
Thanks a lot for suggestion.
Alyona

21 Aug 2010

Apodo

Text could be used in the sense of a Bible passage, or piece of writing for study.

22 Aug 2010