The royal palace guardsman was summarily removed from his post because he moved.
"Did you move?" asked his superior.
"Yes sir," answered the guardsman.
"And what was the reason for this inexcusable behavior?"
"Sir, it started when I noticed squirrels scurrying through the branches of the tree across the road from the palace gates. Then one squirrel ran straight toward me..."
"Is that when you moved?"
"No sir... but then the squirrel ran right up inside the leg of my uniform!"
"Is that when you moved?"
"No sir... and then another squirrel ran toward me and went right up my other leg!"
"Is that when you moved?"
"No sir... not until I heard one of them say, "Let's eat one now and save the other one for winter."
There are a few questions here to consider. The first one is "Did you move?" If you remember, a complete sentence is service après vente, or SAV, or subject-auxiliary-verb, and to ask a question we change that order to ASV. You might also remember that when the auxiliary is do (or did), it is not said or written in the affirmative. This means that "Did you move?" in the affirmative is "You moved."
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"Did you move?" asked his superior.
"Yes sir," answered the guardsman.
"And what was the reason for this inexcusable behavior?"
"Sir, it started when I noticed squirrels scurrying through the branches of the tree across the road from the palace gates. Then one squirrel ran straight toward me..."
"Is that when you moved?"
"No sir... but then the squirrel ran right up inside the leg of my uniform!"
"Is that when you moved?"
"No sir... and then another squirrel ran toward me and went right up my other leg!"
"Is that when you moved?"
"No sir... not until I heard one of them say, "Let's eat one now and save the other one for winter."
There are a few questions here to consider. The first one is "Did you move?" If you remember, a complete sentence is service après vente, or SAV, or subject-auxiliary-verb, and to ask a question we change that order to ASV. You might also remember that when the auxiliary is do (or did), it is not said or written in the affirmative. This means that "Did you move?" in the affirmative is "You moved."
| Subject | Auxiliary | Verb | Question (ASV) |
|---|---|---|---|
| She | will | call | Will she call? |
| They | [hidden auxiliary] | succeded | Did they succeed? |
| You | can | stay | Can you stay? |
| Sandrine | [hidden auxiliary] | plays basketball | Does Sandrine play basketball? |
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