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QUESTIONS


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Yes / no questionInformation question (WH)

Tag question

Types of question


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YES/NO QUESTIONS


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WHAT ARE YES AND NO

QUESTIONS?

Yes and No questions are simple statements that ask for

information.

They can be answered with Yes. or No..

Question Answer

Do they arrive early? Yes./No.

Does she like music? Yes./No.

Did you like the movie? Yes./No.

Did the dog eat? Yes./No.


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FORMING QUESTIONS

WITH A STATEMENT

In order to formulate a question using a statement you must first

count the verbs in the sentence.

Sentence Number of Verbs

She is pretty. 1: is

I am eating. 2: am, eatingThey have been training. 3: have, been, training


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FORMING QUESTIONSWITH A SENTENCE WITH

ONE VERB

If there is one verb in the statement and the verb is a form

of be, simply switch the positions of the subject and verb.

If there is one verb in the sentence (and it is a form of verb

be [was, were, is, am, are, will be]) switch the position of the

subject and the verb.

Sentence Question

She is pretty. Is she pretty?

I am hungry. Am I hungry?

They are late. Are they late?


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FORMING QUESTIONSWITH A SENTENCE WITH

TWO VERBS

If there are two verbs simply the positions of the subject and the

first verb.Sentence Question

The girl is dancing. Is the girl dancing?

Cintia was eating. Was Cintia eating?

They are studying. Are they studying?


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PRACTICE EXERCISE CHANGE THE STATEMENTS

INTO QUESTIONS:

Remember to first identify the verbs and switch it with the subject.

Statement Question

Emilio was training.

Raul was happy.

They were hungry.

You were listening to music.

I was jumping up and down.


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INTO QUESTIONS:

Remember to first identify the verbs and switch it with the subject.

Statement Question

Emilio was training. Was Emilio training?

Raul was happy. Was Raul happy?

They were hungry. Were they hungry?

You were listening to music. Were you listening to music?

I was jumping up and down. Was I jumping up and down?


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FORMING QUESTIONSWITH SENTENCES

WITHOUT VERB BE

If the subject is plural (we, they, you) or the pronoun I, and the

sentence only has one verb (not a form of verb be), addDo

at thebeginning of the question.

Sentence Question

They play poker. Do they play?

You eat pasta. Do you eat pasta?Ramon and Wanda sing

karaoke.Do Ramon and Wanda sing

karaoke?

I read all day. Do I read all day?


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WITHOUT VERB BE

If the subject is he, she or it and the verb has ans inflection, use

Doesbefore the question and remove thes inflection from the verb.

Sentence Question

She rides the bus. Does she ride the bus?

Iris likes pizza. Does Iris like pizza?The dog barks at night. Does the dog bark at night?

He drinks coffee. Does he drink coffee?


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INTO QUESTIONS:

Remember to keep in mind the subject in order to use Door

Doesbefore the question.

Statement Question

He plays the lottery.

The cat runs around the house.

The store closes early.They study every night.

Lisa talks a lot.

I pay rent.


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INTO QUESTIONS:

Remember to keep in mind the subject in order to use Door

Doesbefore the question.

Statement Question

He plays the lottery. Does he play the lottery?

The cat runs around the house. Does the cat run around the

house?The store closes early. Does the store close early?

They study every night. Do they study every night?

Lisa talks a lot. Does Lisa talk a lot?

I pay rent. Do I pay rent?


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WITHOUT VERB BE

If the sentence has the verb in the past tense, change it to the

present tense (without ans inflection) and useDid

before thequestion.

Sentence Question

Weplayed baseball. Did we play baseball?

I kicked the ball. Did I kick the ball.Carlos danced with Nicolle. Did Carlos dance with Nicolle?

Hewatched the game. Did he watch the game?


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INTO QUESTIONS:

Remember to use Did before the question and change the verb to

the present tense without ans inflection.

Statement Question

We enjoyed the food.

He watched television.

Elena touched the book.They marched down the road.

I listened to the song.


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INTO QUESTIONS:

Remember to use Didbefore the question and change the verb to

the present tense without ans inflection.

Statement Question

We enjoyed the food. Did we enjoy the food?

He watched television. Did he watch television?

Elena touched the book. Did Elena touch the book?They marched down the road. Did they march down the road?

I listened to the song. Did I listen to the song?


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INFORMATION QUESTION


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WH question

a question in English to which an

appropriate answer is to giveinformation rather than to answer ``yes''

or ``no'':

typically introduced by the word who,

which, what, where, when, or how


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Question Words... ...used for this information.

Who a personWhat a thing / fact

Where a location / placeWhen time / day / year / month

Why reasonHow method / quality


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Questions using question words follow two

basic patterns:1. Question Word + Verb + SubjectQW + V + S

Who ishe?...or

1. Question Word + Verb + Subject + VerbQW + V + S + V

Where do they live?


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Who am I?You're a teacher.

Where areyou?

I'm in theclassroom.


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What does hehave?

He has somestrawberries.

Where isshe?

She's at thebeach.

Why is thecat drinking

water?It's thirsty.


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When do wehave class?

We have class inthe morning.

You + I = We

How are theydrinking theirmilkshake?

They're drinking itwith a straw.

What do theyhave?

They havepopsicles.


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A tag-question or question tag is not a true

question.

A tag question is used at the end of a Statement

Sentence to get the confirmation from the listener, or

just to express ones doubt.

A question sentence, on the contrary, is used to get

the answer.


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You are my student. Statement Sentence positive

You are not my student. Statementnegative

Are you my student? Question (interrogative)

You are my student, arent you? Tag-question

EXAMPLE


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TAG-QUESTIONS

Whose books are these? a true question

These are your books, arent they?

-Tag-question Positive

These are not your books, are they?

- Tag-question -- Negative


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TAG-QUESTIONS

There are five simple points we should follow when we use a

Tag-question:

Point 1

A comma is used between the main sentence and the tag

part, e.g.

This is your book isnt it?

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TAG-QUESTIONS

Point 2:

Even if the subject of the main sentence is a noun

proper noun or common nounthe subject of the tag

part is always a corresponding PERSONAL PRONOUN. e.g.

Maryisnt your sister, is she?


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TAG-QUESTIONS

Point 2 (continued)

Johnhas gone home, hasnt ?

John proper nounmalesingular

he

pronounmalesingularsubjective case


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TAG-QUESTION

Point 2 (continued)

Ted and Jerrygot their books, didnt ?

Ted and Jerry Proper nouns

maleplural

they

Personal Pronounmale -- plural


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TAG-QUESTIONSPoint 3

The verb in the tag part depends on the verb in

the main sentence:If the verb in the main sentence is in PresentTense, the verb in the tag part will be in Present

Tense; and the verb in the main sentence is in PastTense, the verb in the tag part will be in Past, and

so on.

If the verb in the main sentence is in Positive form,the verb in the tag part will be in Negative form.


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TAG-QUESTIONS

Point 3 (continued)

She is your sister, she?

is main verbSimple Present Tense

POSITIVE

isnt

Simple present tenseNEGATIVE


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TAG-QUESTIONS

Point 3 (continued)

Brad hasnt done his work, he?

hasnt Present perfectNEGATIVE

has

Present perfect -- POSITIVE


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TAG-QUESTIONS

Point 3 (continued)

Kate goes to school, she?

goes Simple presentPOSITIVEdoes not go Simple presentNEGATIVEdoesnt

Point 4

The negative form of the verb in the tagpart is always contracted:

does not = doesnt; has not = hasnt; will not= wont


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TAG-QUESTIONS Point 3 (continued)

James did not go to school, he?

did not go Simple pastNEGATIVE

go Simple pastPositive; however, in tag part, theauxiliary (helping) verb alone is used:

did


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TAG-QUESTIONS

Point 5 -- Word order

In the statement sentence (in the main sentence)

the subject comes first and the verb comes next; but

in the tag part, the verb comes first and the subject

comes next, just as in the interrogative sentence.

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