# Further practice

> Topic 5 deals with three grammar points, which are the final ones in this unit: (1) have / get something done (2) question tags and (3) the vowel sound schwa /ə/. The activities proposed below will help you understand the form and uses of these structures. Pay attention to them and enjoy doing these tasks.

# Ejercicio Resuelto

Have/Get something done

1) We use causative have when arranging for someone to do something for us.

2) The causative have structure implies that we do the things ourselves.

3) The causative have means that we ask somebody else to help us finish a project.

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Say which of the statements above about the causative have form is true.

# Retroalimentación

1) We use causative have when arranging for someone to do something for us. CORRECT

2) The causative have structure implies that we do the things by ourselves. NOT CORRECT

3) The causative have means that we ask somebody else to help us finish a project. NOT CORRECT

# Ejercicio Resuelto

Have/Get something done

1. The mechanic fixed my father's car last week.

2. Somebody paints my house every year.

3. The hairdresser has cut Paco's hair.

4. We redecorate our house once a year.

5. Antonio likes somebody to wash his car every Sunday.

1. The mechanic fixed my father's car last week.

2. Somebody paints my house every year.

3. The hairdresser has cut Paco's hair.

4. We redecorate our house once a year.

5. Antonio likes somebody to wash his car every Sunday.

# Retroalimentación

1. The mechanic fixed my father's car last week.

2. Somebody paints my house every year.

3. The hairdresser has cut Paco's hair.

4. We redecorate our house once a year.

5. Antonio likes somebody to wash his car every Sunday.

# Ejercicio Resuelto

Question Tags

1) Questions tags are added at the beginning of the sentence.

2) We use questions tags to check if something is true.

3) We don't use questions tags to ask the listener to agree with what we have said.

4) Question tags are placed at the end of the tag question.

5) When the main sentence contains an auxiliary verb, we repeat the auxiliary verb in the question tag.

6) When the main sentence doesn't contain an auxiliary verb (BE; HAVE) or modal verb (CAN; WILL; etc), the question tag uses the verb do/does(n't) or did(n't).

7) If the subject of the sentence is nothing, everything, something and anything, we use it as the subject in the tag.

Say if the statements above about question tags are true or false.

# Retroalimentación

Questions tags are added at the beginning of the sentence. FALSE

Los Question tags van al final de la frase.

2) We use questions tags to check if something is true. TRUE

3) We don't use questions tags to ask the listener to agree with what we have said. FALSE

Usamos question tags para pedir confirmación o acuerdo.

4) Question tags are placed at the end of the tag question. TRUE

5) When the main sentence contains an auxiliary verb, we repeat the auxiliary verb in the question tag. TRUE

6) When the main sentence doesn't contain an auxiliaryverb (BE; HAVE) or modal verb (CAN; WILL; etc), the question tag uses the verb do/does or did. TRUE. He likes chocolate, doesn't he?

7) If the subject of the sentence is nothing, everything, something and anything, we use it as the subject in the tag. TRUE

Nothing is easy, is it? Everything is there, isn't it?

# Ejercicio Resuelto

Question Tags

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1) You won't come with us to Madrid, __________?

2) Andrés is from Madrid, __________?

3) He has lived in that house for a long time, __________?

4) Your children like pizza a lot, __________?

5) Your sister played basketball before, __________?

6) He wasn't working when I phoned him, __________?

7) You wouldn't like to come to the supermarket with me, __________?

8) She doesn't go to the gym on Sundays, __________?

9) They are from Illinois, __________?

10) The students must study harder, __________?

Complete the sentences with the appropriate question tag. Take into account the verb given in the sentence.

# Retroalimentación

1) You won't come with us to Madrid, will you?

2) Paul is from Liverpool, isn't he?

3) He has lived in that house for a long time, hasn't he?

4) Your children like pizza a lot, don't they?

5) Your sister played basketball before, didn't she?

6) He wasn't working when I phoned him, was he?

7) You wouldn't like to come to the supermarket with me, would you?

8) She doesn't go to the gym on Sundays, does she?

9) They are from Illinois, aren't they?

10) The students must study harder, mustn't they?

# Ejercicio Resuelto

Vowel sound schwa /ə/

1) It may be found in any vowel in English.

2) It is not a very common vowel sound in English.

3) It is represented by the upside down e letter.

4) It can only be found in dipthongs.

5) It comes from an Hebrew word which means no vowel sound.

6) It is the most common vowel sound in English.

7) It comes from the Latin language.

Which of these statements about the vowel sound schwa are true?

# Retroalimentación

1)It may be found in any vowel in English. TRUE

2) It is not a very common vowel sound in English. FALSE

3) It is represented by the upside down e letter. TRUE

4) It can only be found in dipthongs. FALSE

5) It comes from an Hebrew word which means no vowel sound. TRUE

6) It is the most common vowel sound in English. TRUE

7) It comes from the Latin language. FALSE

# Ejercicio Resuelto

1) doctor 2) banana 3) protect 4) tomorrow 5) difficult 6) survive

7) summer 8) level 9) theatre 10) pupil 11) measure 12) wizard

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Can you find the vowel sound schwa in these words?

# Retroalimentación

1) doctor 2) banana 3) protect 4) tomorrow 5) difficult 6) survive

7) summer 8) level 9) theatre 10) pupil 11) measure 12) wizard