Natural english

His name was Nick. 
 
 
 
Was his name Michael?   
 
No, his name wasn’t Michael. 
 
Was his name Jack? 
 
 
 
No, his name wasn’t Jack either.   
 
What was his name? 
 
 
 
His name was Nick. 
 
 
 
He lived in Tokyo.  
 
 
Did he live in Tokyo? 
 
 
 
Yes, he lived in Tokyo. 
 
 
Did he live in your house?  
 
No, he didn’t live in my house. 
 
Did he live in the cemetery? 
 
 
Of course not, he didn’t live in the cemetery. 
Where did he live?  
 
 
He lived in Tokyo.   
 
 

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Jumanazar Khushbakov
He had a problem. He had a very poor background.
Did he have a problem?   
 
Yes, he had a problem. 
 
 
Was he happy? 
 
 
 
No, he wasn’t happy. 
 
 
 
Why wasn’t he happy? 
 
 
Because he had a problem.  
 
Who had a poor background? 
 
Nick had a poor background. 
 
 
Did he have a good background?
No, he didn’t have a good background. 
What kind of background did he have? 
He had a poor background.