Words#
fireman#
A fireman put out the fire in a lonely village.
Did a fireman put out the fire in a lonely village?
As soon as I glanced at the shop, I saw a fireman out of breath inside.
A group of firemen put out a big forest fire promptly.
cause v. n.#
No one knows what causes the big forest fire.
The fireman found the cause of the forest fire by searching every inch of the ground.
At last they found the cause of the missing whisky.
The snake caused the big forest fire.
examine v. + n.#
The police emptied her bag and examined the contents.
Did the police empty her bag and examine the contents?
Why did the police empty her bag and examine the contents?
If you want to enter the room, we will examine your bag.
The landlord examined the wooden chair and put it up for sale.
accidentally adv.#
To make matters worse, he accidentally rang the bell.
Did you accidentally ring the bell?
The captain accidentally landed the plane on a plough field.
The taxi driver accidentally misunderstood what I meant. To make matters worse, he drove me out of the city.
Why did the taxi driver accidentally drive you out of the city?
remains n.#
She accidentally glanced at the remains of a snake.
Did you see the remains of the snake?
He had no sooner heard a woman screaming than he hurried into her room and saw the remains of a snake.
It’s rare to see the remains of a snake in a room.
volt n.#
I want to buy a 220 volt transformer.
Why do you want to buy a 220 volt transformer?
What do you want to buy?
What voltage transformer do you want to buy?
power line#
It’s forbidden to carry power lines in your bag when you ride a bus.
He has trouble with those power lines.
A short while ago, a snake wound itself round a power line and caused a big forest fire.
solve v.#
You have been doing the project for one hour. Haven’t you solved it?
We’re trying to solve the problem here.
It would be great if someone could solve this problem.
mystery n.#
To make matters worse, the fireman couldn’t solve the mystery.
Why couldn’t the fireman solve the mystery?
What happened next remains a mystery.
snatch v.#
The bird snatched the snake from the sea.
Did the bird snatch the snake from the sea?
How did the bird snatch the snake form the sea?
What did the bird snatch form the sea?
spark n.#
A cigarette spark started the forest fire.
Be careful, the power line could produce sparks.
Did a cigarette spark start the forest fire?
How did a cigarette spark start the forest fire?
Expressions#
find out#
I need to find out who did that.
How did you find out the truth about the mystery?
If I were you, I wouldn’t let them find out about this.
throw away#
I threw it away last night.
Could you help me throw that rubbish away?
I threw it away a short while ago.