Kamis, 03 Mei 2012

yes or no questions

English Yes/No Questions
In English, there are two basic types of questions: yes/no questions and wh- questions.

Yes/no questions are asked using be, have, do, or a modal verb. Yes/no questions always begin with one of these verbs and can be answered with a simple yes or no, or with the question repeated as a statement.

Note: It's impossible to ask a yes/no question without one of these auxiliary verbs.

He want a car? Does he want a car?
You going to eat with us? Are you going to eat with us?

BE

Use the verb be to ask about identity, description, location, and present or past activities and situations.
Identity / Description

You can use be plus a noun or adjective to ask about the identity or description of a person, place, or thing.

Am I your best friend? Yes (you are).
Is this interesting? No (it is not).
Are these islands part of Greece? Yes (they are).
Was his idea good? No (it wasn't).
Were they happy? Yes (they were).

Location

Be plus a prepositional phrase asks about present or past location.

Am I near your house? No (you aren't).
Is he in Panamá? Yes (he is).
Are we at the border yet? No (we're not).
Was his apartment above a bakery? Yes (it was).
Were the demonstrations downtown? No (they weren't).

Current activity / situation

To ask about a current activity or situation, use the present progressive: present tense of be + present participle (verb+ing).

Am I going with you and Tom? Yes (you are).
Is England adopting the euro? No (it isn't).
Are we seeing a play tonight? Yes (we are).
Is she working today? No (she isn't).

Past activity / situation

To ask about a past activity or situation, use the past progressive: past tense of be + present participle.

Was it raining? Yes (it was).
Was Anna cooking? No (she wasn't).
Were the prisoners rebelling? Yes (they were).
Were they singing? No (they weren't).

Past event

To ask about something that happened to someone or something, use the passive voice: past tense of be + past participle (verb + ed or en):

Was he given a reward? Yes (he was).


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