1. Does my working day last 8 hours?
Does my working day last 8 or 9 hours?
How many hours does my working day last?
2. Did they discuss a lot of articles on economics yesterday?
Did the discuss a lot of articles of economics or politics yesterday?
What articles did they discuss yesterday?
3. Will I do the work in 2 days?
Will I do the work into 2 or 4 days?
When will I do the work?
4.Are they writing a test now?
Are they writing test or an article now?
What are they doing now?
5. Has he been to the USA lately?
Has he been to the USA or Singapore lately?
Where has he been lately?
1 My working day lasts eight hours
General: Does my working day last eight hours?
Alternative: Does my working day last eight hours or twelve hours?
Disjunctive: My working day lasts eight hours, doesn't it?
Special: How many hours does my working day last?
2 They discussed a lot of articles on economics yesterday.
General: Did they discuss a lot of articles on economics yesterday?
Alternative: Did they discuss a lot of articles on economics or physics yesterday?
Disjunctive: They disccused a lot of articles on economics yesterday, didn't they?
Special: When did they discuss a lot of articles on economics?
3 I will do the work in two days.
General: Will I do the work in two days?
Alternative: Will I do the work in two days or in a day?
Disjunctive: I will do the work in two days, won't I?
Special: What will I do in two days?
4 They are writing a test now.
General: Are they writing a test now?
Alternative: Are they writing a test or a dictation now?
Disjunctive: They are writing a test now, aren't they?
Special: What are they writing now?
5 He has been to the USA lately.
General: Has he been to the USA lately?
Alternative: Has he been to the USA or Canada lately?
Disjunctive: He has been to the USA lately, hasn't he?
Special: Where has he been lately?
