Why had no word of any kind come from him? 
Why didn't he say anything?
Why was he chit-chatting so enthusiastically?
He boy is sleeping in bed
The slaves who had carried the rubble disbanded after their task was done.
The door was opened when she was writing the address on the envelope.
If he'd been a chef, he would have.
The place is very popular with the locals.
A ton and a metric ton is the same right?