Answer (EN)
Did the boy sleep in a tent?
Translation (RU)
Мальчик спал в палатке?
Brief explanation: This question is in the Past Simple tense, asking about a past event. The structure is: Did + subject + base verb + ...?
Step-by-step solution:
- Step 1: The words provided are: sleep, Did, a, tent, the, boy, in.
- Step 2: To form a question in the Past Simple, we start with 'Did', followed by the subject, then the base form of the verb, and finally the rest of the sentence.
- Step 3: Arranging the words, we get: 'Did the boy sleep in a tent?'.
- Step 4: The marked answer 'X' indicates a negative short answer is expected. A short negative answer would be 'No, he didn't.'.
Answer: Did the boy sleep in a tent? No, he didn't.