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This building is a house. (what) It is a white house. (what house) My room is in this white house. (where) This is my room. (what) My bed is against this wall. (where) It is under the wide window. (where) My books are on that narrow, black table between the bed and the door. (where) Those are my books. (what) A picture in a frame is on the wall over the books. (where) The walls are white and the floor is black. (how, how) The curtains over the bed are black. (how) A cover and cushions are on the bed. (where) The cushions are against the wall. (where) My seat is by the round table. (where) It is between the table and the bed. (where) That seat is between the table and the door. (where) The pot on the table is round and black. (how) These flowers are in the pot. (where) A white flower is on the floor under the table. (where) I take the white flower off the floor and put it in the pot. (what, what off, what, where) I take the pot off this table and put it by the books. (what, what off, what, where) I take a book off that table and put it in the drawer. (what, what off, what, where) I put this round cushion on a seat and I put this cushion on the floor. (what, where, what, where) I take the cover off my bed and put it on a seat. (what, what off, what, where)
Saburo Terada
Saitama Prefecture
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This building is a house. What is it ? It is a house. It is a white house. What house is it ? It is a white house. My room is in this white house. Where is it ? It is in that white house. This is my room. What is it ? It is your room. My bed is against this wall. Where is it ?. It is against that wall. It is under the wide window. Where is it ? It is under the wide window. My books are on that narrow, black table between the bed and the door. Where are they ? They are on that narrow, black table between the bed and the door. Those are my books. What are they ? They are your books. A picture in a frame is on the wall over the books. Where is it ? It is on the wall over the books. The walls are white and the floor is black. How are they ? They are white. How is it ? It is black. The curtains over the bed are black. How are they ? They are black. A cover and cushions are on the bed. Where are they ? They are on the bed. The cushions are against the wall. Where are they ? They are against the wall. My seat is by the round table. Where is it ? It is by the round table. It is between the table and the bed. Where is it ? It is between the table and the bed. That seat is between the table and the door. Where is it ? It is between the table and the door. The pot on the table is round and black. How is it ? It is round and black. These flowers are in the pot. Where are they ? They are in the pot. A white flower is on the floor under the table. Where is it ? It is on the floor under the table. I take the white flower off the floor and put it in the pot. What do I take ? You take the white flower. What do I take it off ? You take it off the floor. What do I put ? You put it. Where do I put it ? You put it in the pot. I take the pot off this table and put it by the books.. What do I take ? You take the pot. What do I take it off ? You take it off this table. What do I put ? You put it. Where do I put it ? You put it by the books. I take a book off that table and put it in the drawer. What do I take ? You take the book. What do I take it off ? You take it off that table. What do I put ? You put it. Where do I put it ? You put it in the drawer. I put this round cushion on a seat and I put this cushion on the floor.. What do I put ? You put that round cushion. Where do I put it ? You put it on a seat. What do I put ? You put that cushion. Where do I put it ? You put it on the floor. I take the cover off my bed and put it on a seat. What do I take ? You take the cover. What do I take it off ? You take it off your bed. What do I put ? You put it. Where do I put it ? You put it on a seat.
Saburo Terada
Saitama Prefecture
That is the road to the station. (what) My house is in this street. (where) It is not by the station. (what) Those stores are between it and the station. (where) My house is here. (where) The station is there. (where) This is the front of the station. (what) The back of it is in another street. (where) I go to my office in a train. (where, how) The trains to and from the station are frequent. (what- frequent) I am with a friend. (who with) He goes with me to the station. (who, where) He is an office friend. (what friend) At the station I get tickets. (what, where) I get the tickets from the man at the window. (what, who from) These are the tickets. (what) I give a ticket to my friend and put the other in my pocket. (what, who to, what, where) Those men there are the station porters. (who) My friend puts his bag on his box and gets a porter. (what, where, who) The porter takes the bag and box. (what) A woman comes into the station with flowers in her hand and a bag and a cushion under her arm. (what into, how) In her other hand is a book. (where) Its cover is white. (how) Her box is by the ticket office. (where) Another porter goes with her and gets the box. (who, what) It is a round box. (what box) The train in the station is not my train. (what) It is a slow train. (what train) My train is a quick train. (what train) Here is my train. (what) The back of the train is full. (What is full ?) The front of the train is not full. (What is not full ?) The porter goes to the front and my friend and I go with him. (Where, Who goes with him ?) The porter is quick and gets a seat by the window and another by its side. (how, what) I give the seat by the window to my friend and I go to the other seat. (what, who to, where) The porter gives the bag to me and I put it across the seat between me and my friend. (what, who, what, where) The shelf over the seat is full. (What is full ?) The porter takes the box with others to the back of the train. (what, where) The woman with the flowers comes to the door. (where) She takes the cushion from her porter and puts it on the seat by me. (what, who from, what, where) A man with a flag in his hand comes to the front and the train goes. (Who comes to the front ? What goes ?)
Saburo Terada
Saitama Prefecture
That is the road to the station.
What is it ?
It is the road to the station.
My house is in this street.
Where is it ?
It is in this street.
It is not by the station.
What is it not by ?
It is not by the station.
Those stores are between it and the station.
Where are they ?
They are between it and the station.
My house is here.
Where is it.?
It is here.
The station is there.
Where is it ?
It is there.
This is the front of the station.
What is it ?
It is the front of the station.
The back of it is in another street.
Where is it ?
It is in another street.
I go to my office in a train.
Where do I go ?
You go to your office.
How do I go ?
You go in a train.
The trains to and from the station are frequent.
What are frequent.
The trains to and from the station are frequent.
I am with a friend.
Who am I with ?
You are with a friend.
He goes with me to the station.
Who does he go with ?
He goes with you.
Where does he go ?
He goes to the station.
He is an office friend.
What friend is he ?
He is an office friend.
At the station I get tickets.
What do I get ?
You get tickets.
Where do I get them ?
At the station you get them.
I get the tickets from the man at the window.
What do I get ?
You get tickets.
Who do I get them from ?
You get them from the man at the window.
These are the tickets.
What are they ?
They are the tickets.
I give a ticket to my friend and put the other in my pocket.
What do I give ?
You give a ticket.
Who do I give it to ?
You give it to your friend.
What do I put ?
You put the other.
Where do I put it ?
You put it in your pocket.
Those men there are the station porters.
Who are they ?
They are the station porters.
My friend puts his bag on his box and gets a porter.
What does he put ?
He puts his bag.
Where does he put it ?
He puts it on his box.
Who does he get ?
He gets a porter.
The porter takes the bag and box.
What does he take ?
He takes the bag and box.
A woman comes into the station with flowers in her hand and a bag and a cushion under her arm.
What does she come into ?
She comes into the station.
How does she come ?
She comes with flowers in her hand and a bag and a cushion under her arm.
In her other hand is a book.
Where is it ?
It is in her other hand.
Its cover is white.
How is it ?
It is white.
Her box is by the ticket office.
Where is it ?
It is by the ticket office.
Another porter goes with her and gets the box.
Who goes with her.
Another porter goes with her.
What does he get ?
He gets the box.
It is a round box.
What box is it ?
It is a round box.
The train in the station is not my train.
What is it not ?
It is not your train.
It is a slow train.
What train is it ?
It is a slow train.
My train is a quick train.
What train is it ?
It is a quick train.
Here is my train.
What is here ?
Here is your train.
The back of the train is full.
What is full ?
The back of the train is full.
The front of the train is not full.
What is not full ?
The front of the train is not full.
The porter goes to the front and my friend and I go with him.
Where does he go ?
He goes to the front.
Who go with him ?
Your friend and you go with him.
The porter is quick and gets a seat by the window and another by its side.
How is he ?
He is quick.
What does he get ?
He gets a seat by the window and another seat by its side.
I give the seat by the window to my friend and I go to the other seat.
What do I give ?
You give the seat by the window.
Who do I give it to ?
You give it to your friend.
Where do I go ?
You go to the other seat.
The porter gives the bag to me and I put it across the seat between me and my friend.
What does he give ?
He gives the bag.
Who does he give it to ?
He gives it to you.
What do I put ?
You put it.
Where do I put it ?
You put it across the seat between you and your friend.
The shelf over the seat is full.
What is full ?
The shelf over the seat is full.
The porter takes the box with others to the back of the train.
What does he take ?
He takes the box with others.
Where does he take them ?
He takes them to the back of the train.
The woman with the flowers comes to the door.
Where does she come ?
She comes to the door.
She takes the cushion from her porter and puts it on the seat by me.
What does she take ?
She takes the cushion.
Who does she take it from ?
She takes it from her porter.
What does she put ?
She puts it.
Where does she put it ?
She puts it on the seat by you.
A man with a flag in his hand comes to the front and the train goes.
Who comes to the front ?
A man with a flag in his hand comes to the front.
What goes ?
The train goes.
Saburo Terada
Saitama Prefecture
This family has a small house with white curtains and window boxes full of flowers. (what) The other houses in the street are small and have window boxes and white curtains. (how, what) Mr. Robinson is the manager of a small store in the town. (what) Mrs. Robinson does the work of the house. (what) They have a married daughter in the country. (who, where) Their other daughter is with them. (Who is with them ?) She makes cushions and curtains in the work-room of a great store. (what, where) Their sons are not married. .(how) Fred is in an office and Tom is in the store where his father is a manger. (where, where, what, what store in ) He may be the manager after him. (what) Tom and Fred have a bedroom at the back of the house. (what, where) Their sister Ellen has the small room under them. (what room, where) Their father and mother have the front bedroom. (what bedroom) Ellen goes to her work in the morning. (where, when.) She has an early meal before the others. (what meal , when - an early meal) She takes some food with her in her bag. (what, how) Fred goes out after his sister but before his father and brother. (when) The men do not take food with them. (what, who with) Tom and his father will get their meal at the store or at a place at the other side of the street. (what, where) Fred will have his food at the office. (what, where - his food) In the morning Mrs. Robinson does the housework. (what, when - the housework) After that, she goes across the street to the store and gets food for the meal at night. (where, how, what, When does she do it ?) When the family comes in she will put some potatoes and plates of meal on the table. (who, what, where, When will she do it ? - When the family comes in, she will do it.) Mr. Robinson may not have his meal with his family. (what, who with - his meal) On the days when he does late work at the store, he has a late meal after the others. (what work, where - late work, what meal, when - a late meal, On what days does he do it ?) After the meal Mr. Robinson takes a book and goes to his place by the fire while Ellen and her mother take the plates off the table, (what, where, When does he do it? What, what off, During what time does he do it ?) Fred and Tom may take their seats to the other side of the fire or they may go out with their friends. (what, where - their seats, who with) On the nights when they take Ellen and their mother to the pictures, they have a quick meal before they go. (who, where, what meal, what, When do they have a quick meal ? On what nights do they do it ?) Mr. Robinson does not go to the pictures. (where) This is a night when the family will not go out. (what, who, What night is it ?)
Saburo Terada
Saitama Prefecture
This family has a small house with white curtains and window boxes full of flowers.
What does it have ?
It has a small house with white curtains and window boxes full of flowers.
The other houses in the street are small and have window boxes and white curtains.
How are they ?
They are small.
What do they have ?
They have window boxes and white curtains.
Mr. Robinson is the manager of a small store in the town.
What is he ?
He is the manager of a small store in the town.
Mrs. Robinson does the work of the house.
What does she do?
She does the work of the house.
They have a married daughter in the country.
Who do they have ?
They have a married daughter
Where do they have her ?
They have her in the country.
Their other daughter is with them.
Who is with them ?
Their other daughter is with them.
She makes cushions and curtains in the work-room of a great store.
What does she make ?
She makes cushions and curtains.
Where does she make them ?
She makes them in the work-room of a great store.
Their sons are not married.
How are they ?
They are not married.
Fred is in an office and Tom is in the store where his father is a manger.
Where is Fred ?
He is in an office
Where is Tom ?
He is in the store.
What is his father ?
He is a manager.
What store is Tom in ?
He is in the store where his father is a manger.
He may be the manager after him.
What may he be ?
He may be the manager after him.
Tom and Fred have a bedroom at the back of the house.
What do they have ?
They have a bedroom.
Where do they have it ?
They have it at the back of the house.
Their sister Ellen has the small room under them.
What does she have ?
She has the small room.
Where does she have it ?
She has it under them.
Their father and mother have the front bedroom.
What do they have ?
They have the front bedroom.
Ellen goes to her work in the morning.
Where does she go ?
She goes to her work.
When does she go ?
She goes in the morning.
She has an early meal before the others.
What does she have ?
She has an early meal.
When does she have an early meal ?
She has an early meal before the others.
She takes some food with her in her bag.
What does she take ?
She takes some food.
How does she take it ?
She takes it with her in her bag.
Fred goes out after his sister but before his father and brother.
When does he go out ?
He goes out after his sister but before his father and brother.
The men do not take food with them.
What do they not take ?
They do not take food.
Who do they not take it with ?
They do not take it with them.
Tom and his father will get their meal at the store or at a place at the other side of the street.
What will they get ?
They will get their meal.
Where will they get it ?
They will get it at the store or at a place at the other side of the street.
Fred will have his food at the office.
What will he have ?
He will have his food.
Where will he have his food.
He will have his food at the office.
In the morning Mrs. Robinson does the housework.
What does she do ?
She does the housework.
When does she do the housework ?
In the morning she does the housework.
After that, she goes across the street to the store and gets food for the meal at night.
Where does she go ?
She goes to the store.
How does she go ?
She goes across the street.
What does she get ?
She gets food for the meat at night.
When does she do it ?
After the housework she does it.
When the family comes in, she will put some potatoes and plates of meal on the table.
Who comes in ?
The family comes in.
What will she put ?
She will put some potatoes and plates of meat.
Where will she put them ?
She will put them on the table.
When will she do it ?
When the family comes in, she will do it.
Mr. Robinson may not have his meal with his family.
What may he not have ?
He may not have his meal.
Who may he not have his meal with ?
He may not have his meal with his family.
On the days when he does late work at the store, he has a late meal after the others.
What work does he do ?
He does late work.
Where does he do late work ?
He does late work at the store.
What meal does he have.
He has a late meal.
When does he have a late meal ?
He has a late meal after the others.
On what days does he do it ?
On the days when he does late work at the store, he does it.
After the meal Mr. Robinson takes a book and goes to his place by the fire
while Ellen and her mother take the plates off the table.
What does he take ?
He takes a book.
Where does he go ?
He goes to his place by the fire.
When does he do it ?
After the meal he does it.
What do they take ?
They take the plates.
What do they take them off ?
They take them off the table.
During what time does he do it ?
He does it while Ellen and her mother take the plates off the table.
Fred and Tom may take their seats to the other side of the fire or they may go out with their friends.
What may they take ?
They may take their seats.
Where may they take their seats ?
They may take their seats to the other side of the fire.
Who may they go out with ?
They may go out with their friends.
On the nights when they take Ellen and their mother to the pictures,
they have a quick meal before they go.
Who do they take ?
They take Ellen and their mother.
Where do they take them ?
They take them to the pictures.
What meal do they have ?
They have a quick meal.
What do they do ?
They go.
When do they have a quick meal ?
They do it before they go.
On what nights do they do it ?
On the nights when they take them to the pictures,
they do it.
Mr. Robinson does not go to the pictures.
Where does he not go ?
He does not go to the pictures.
This is a night when the family will not go out.
What is it ?
It is a night.
Who will not go out ?
The family will not go out.
What night is it ?
It is a night when the family will not go out.
Saburo Terada
Saitama Prefecture
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