Question

52.3 (not/very safe) This bridge.
In these situations you are asking for information, asking people to do things etc.
1 You need a pen. Perhaps Jane has one. Ask her.
Jane, you don't have a pen I could borrow, do you?
2 You have to move a heavy table. You want Joe to help you with it. Ask him.
Joe, you
3 You're looking for Sarah. Perhaps Lisa knows where she is. Ask her.
Lisa, you
4 You want to borrow a tennis racket. Perhaps Helen has one. Ask her.
Helen,
5 Anna has a car and you need a lift to the station. Perhaps she'll take you. Ask her.
Anna,
6 You're looking for your keys. Perhaps Robert has seen them. Ask him.
Robert,

Answer 1

52.3 This bridge __________ (is not very safe). In these situations you are asking for information, asking people to do things etc.

1. You need a pen. Perhaps Jane has one. Ask her.
Jane, you don't have a pen I could borrow, do you?

To solve this problem, we need to ask Jane if she has a pen that we can borrow. We can politely ask her by saying, "Jane, you don't have a pen I could borrow, do you?" This sentence clearly asks Jane if she has a pen.

2. You have to move a heavy table. You want Joe to help you with it. Ask him.
Joe, you _________

To solve this problem, we need to ask Joe if he can help us move the heavy table. To ask him, we can say, "Joe, you _________" In this blank, we should complete the sentence by asking Joe if he can help us move the table.

3. You're looking for Sarah. Perhaps Lisa knows where she is. Ask her.
Lisa, you _________

To solve this problem, we need to ask Lisa if she knows where Sarah is. We can politely ask her by saying, "Lisa, you _________" In this blank, we should complete the sentence by asking Lisa if she knows the whereabouts of Sarah.

4. You want to borrow a tennis racket. Perhaps Helen has one. Ask her.
Helen, _________

To solve this problem, we need to ask Helen if we can borrow a tennis racket. We can politely ask her by saying, "Helen, _________" In this blank, we should complete the sentence by asking Helen if she has a tennis racket that we can borrow.

5. Anna has a car and you need a lift to the station. Perhaps she'll take you. Ask her.
Anna, _________

To solve this problem, we need to ask Anna if she can give us a lift to the station. We can politely ask her by saying, "Anna, _________" In this blank, we should complete the sentence by asking Anna if she can take us to the station.

6. You're looking for your keys. Perhaps Robert has seen them. Ask him.
Robert, _________

To solve this problem, we need to ask Robert if he has seen our keys. We can politely ask him by saying, "Robert, _________" In this blank, we should complete the sentence by asking Robert if he has seen our keys.

In each of these situations, we need to use the appropriate question structure to ask for the information or help we need. By being polite and clear in our requests, we increase the chances of receiving the answer or assistance we are seeking.