The examples :
- A : Who is that woman? B : I am not sure, but I think it is the new Marketing Manager.
- A : Come on! We are late. B : No, we are not. It is only 2.30. The meeting is not until 3.15.
- A : Is Jane here? There are some messages for her. B : Yes, she is. She is in the office.
- A : Where are the keys? They are not in my bag. B : The car keys are in the kitchen and the house keys are on the table near the door.
- A : Come on! The bus is here!
- A : Hello Chris. How are you? B : I am fine thanks. A : And how are your parents? B : My mother is fine, but my father is not very well.
- A : What are those flowers? Are they geraniums? B : Yes, they are.
- A : Do you know where John is? B : No? Where is he? A : He is in Pat’s office. What is he doing there?
The answers (contracted forms are used whenever it is possible) :
- A : Who’s that woman? B : I’m not sure, but I think it’s the new Marketing Manager.
- A : Come on! We’re late. B : No, we’re not (or : we aren’t). It’s only 2.30. The meeting’s not (or: the meeting isn’t) until 3.15.
- A : Is Jane here? There are some messages for her. B : Yes, she is. She’s in the office.
- A : Where are the keys? They’re not (or : They aren’t) in my bag. B : The car keys are in the kitchen and the house keys are on the table near the door.
- A : Come on! The bus is here!
- A : Hello Chris. How are you? B : I’m fine thanks. A : And how are your parents? B : My mother’s fine, but my father’s not (or : my father isn’t) very well.
- A : What are those flowers? Are they geraniums? B : Yes, they are.
- A Do you know where John is ? B : No? Where is he? A : He's in Pat's office. What's he doing there?
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