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He had a lot of presents for his birthday the day before yesterday

Общий: Did he have a lot of presents ... Альтернативный: did he have a lot of presents for his birthday yesterday or the day before yesterday? К подлежащему: Who had a lot of presents for his birthday ... Отрицательный: he did not have a lot of ... Специальный: when did he have a lot of presents?

общий

Did he have many presents for his birthday the day before yesterday? (В вопросах лучше "many" использовать вместо "a lot of")

альтернативный

Did he have many or few presents for his birthday the day before yesterday?

отрицательный

He didn't have many presents for his birthday the day before yesterday.

вопрос к подлежащему

Who had many presents for his birthday the day before yesterday?

специальный

How many presents did he have for his birthday the day before yesterday?

When did he have many presents for his birthday?

Why did he have many presents the day before yesterday?