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- AUXILIARY CAN:

We use it to show capacity

and it is always followed
by a verb in simple
form.
 AFFIRMATIVE STRUCTURES
SUBJECT AUXILIARY SIMPLE COMPLEMENT
VERB
Charlie AND CAN LISTEN GOOD MUSIC
Jenn
Fer CAN PLAY VIDEOGAMES
       
VERB
+CAN+        

IS USED
TO SHOW
NEGATIVE STRUCTURES
SUBJECT
 
AUXILIARY NOT SIMPLE COMPLEME
CAPACITY VERB NT
Sara AND CAN NOT------ LISTEN GOOD
Mike CAN´T MUSIC
I CAN NOT PLAY VIDEOGAM
ES
         
         
 SHORT QUESTIONS STRUCTURES
AUXILIARY SUBJECT SIMPLE VERB COMPLEMENT ?
CAN KENNY AND FER DANCE REGGAETON?
CAN ALE PLAY VIDEOGAMES?
       

       
VERB
+CAN+ SHORT ANWERS STRUCTURES
IN SHORT
AND OPEN YES----NO   APPROPRIATE AUXILIARY IN NEG-
QUESTIONS PRONOUN AFFIR
YES, THEY CAN
NO, SHE CAN´T
     
     
 Rules:
1.- TO MAKE AN OPEN QUESTION:
Write the QUESTION WORD first.
2.- ANSWER AN OPEN QUESTION:
With an AFF or NEG expression.
EXAMPLES:
- WHERE CAN PAU BOOK A ROOM?
SHE CAN BOOK A ROOM IN ACAPULCO
- HOW CAN MY STUDENTS IMPROVE ENGLISH?
THEY CAN IMPROVE WITH PRACTICE
 Instructions: Match each one of the WH words with their corresponding context.
Write another example in the columns
CONTEXT WH EXAMPLE
QUESTION WH WORD+CAN+SUBJECT+ VERB+COMPLEMENT+?
( )PEOPLE 1. WHAT What
( )REASONS 2. WHEN When

( )GENERAL 3. WHERE Where

CIRCUMSTANCE
S

( )GENERAL 4. WHICH Which

PLACES
( )TIME 5. HOW How
( )OPTIONS 6. WHY Why

() 7. WHO Who
EXPLANATIONS