I. Basic Question Types There are 3 basic types of question: 1.

Yes/No Questions (the answer to the question is "Yes" or "No") 2. Question Word Questions (the answer to the question is "Information") 3. Choice Questions (the answer to the question is "in the question") 1. Yes/No Questions auxiliary verb subject #o Can $as #id you you she they ain verb "ant drive? %inished &o dinner? !ns"er Yes or No Yes, I do. No, I an!t. her wor"? Yes, she has. home? No, they didn!t.

'xception( #er$ be sim%&e %resent and sim%&e %ast Is Was 'nne )am (ren h? at home? Yes, she is. No, he wasn!t.

). Question Word Questions *uestion "ord *here *hen *ho *hy auxiliary verb do "ill did hasn+t subject you we she Tara ain verb live? have eet? done it? !ns"er Information In +aris. &un h? 't 1%m. ,he met )am. -e ause she an!t.

'xception( #er$ be sim%&e %resent and sim%&e %ast *here .ow ,. Choice Questions is "as -om$ay? she? In India. /ery we&&.

auxiliary verb #o Will #id

subject you we she

ain verb "ant eet &o tea 1ohn to 2ondon

-. or or or offee? 1ames? New Yor"?

!ns"er In the question 0offee, %&ease. 1ohn. ,he went to 2ondon.

'xception( #er$ be sim%&e %resent and sim%&e %ast Is Were your ar they white 314 or or $&a "? 345? It!s $&a ". 314.

III. Question "ords. 6uestion words are used to as" a$out s%e ifi qua&ities, times, %&a es, %eo%&e, et . *e use question words to as" ertain ty%es of questions. *e often refer to them as *. words $e ause they in &ude the &etters *. (for e7am%&e *.y, .o*). They are different from yes 8 no questions (9o you &i#e in (ran e?). This hart %ro#ides question words, the use and e7am%&e senten es. Question Word what /unction as"in: for information a$out somethin: as"in: for re%etition or onfirmation what...for as"in: for a reason, as"in: why 'xa ple *hat is your name?

*hat? I an!t hear you. You did what? *hat did you do that for? *hen did he &ea#e? *here do they &i#e?

when where

as"in: a$out time as"in: in or at what %&a e or %osition as"in: a$out hoi e

whi h

*hi h o&our do you want?

who

as"in: what or whi h %erson or %eo%&e (su$;e t) as"in: what or whi h %erson or %eo%&e (o$;e t) as"in: a$out ownershi%

*ho o%ened the door?

whom

*hom did you see?

whose why

*hose are these "eys? *hose turn is it? *hy do you say that?

as"in: for reason, as"in: what...for ma"in: a su::estion as"in: a$out manner as"in: a$out ondition or qua&ity

why don!t how

*hy don!t I he&% you? .ow does this wor"? .ow was your e7am? see e7am%&es $e&ow .ow far is +attaya from -an:"o"? .ow &on: wi&& it ta"e? .ow many ars are there? .ow mu h money do you ha#e? .ow o&d are you? .ow ome I an!t see her?

how < ad;8ad# how far

as"in: a$out e7tent or de:ree distan e

how &on: how many

&en:th (time or s%a e) quantity ( ounta$&e)

how mu h how o&d how ome (informa&)

quantity (un ounta$&e)

a:e as"in: for reason, as"in: why

Note: 1. Who Use: Asking about people Examples:

*ho do you &i"e? *ho studies )ussian? What Use: Asking about things or activities Examples: *hat does he do at wee"ends? *hat is that? What 0ind o% / type o% Use: Asking about specific things or characteristics Examples: *hat ty%e of ar do you dri#e? *hat "ind of %erson is he? What ti e Use: Asking for a specific time Examples: *hat time is it? *hat time does the show $e:in? What ... li0e Use: Asking about characteristics Examples: *hat was the weather &i"e? *hat is =ary &i"e? When Use: Asking about general or specific times Examples: *hen do you &i"e :oin: out? *hen does the $us &ea#e? Where Use: Asking about places Examples: *here do you &i#e? *here did you :o on #a ation? $o" Use: Combined with many words to ask questions about specific characteristics, qualities, quantities, etc. or example: !ow much "price, quantity#, !ow long "length#, !ow often "frequency# Examples: .ow often do you :o to the mo#ies? .ow &on: was the fi&m? .ow mu h does it ost? Which Use: Asking to specify a thing or person from a number of things or people Examples:

*hi h $oo" did you $uy? *hi h $oy won the ra e?

III. Question ta&s 1se frequent&y used in s%o"en >n:&ish when you want s.o. to a:ree or disa:ree Form %ositi#e statement ?@question ta: ne:ati#e ? You are Tom, aren!t you? ne:ati#e statement?@question ta: %ositi#e ? .e isn!t 1oe, is he? Examples with au7i&iaries You!#e :ot a ar, ha#en!t you? without au7i&iaries (use: don!t, doesn!t, didn!t) They %&ay foot$a&& on ,undays, don!t they? ,he %&ays foot$a&& on ,undays, doesn!t she? They %&ayed foot$a&& on ,undays, didn!t they? 6uestions ta:s are used to "ee% a on#ersation :oin:. You an a:ree or refuse to a senten e with a question ta:. You :o to s hoo&, don!t you? You a:ree. You refuse. Yes, I do. No, I don!t. You aren!t from Aermany, are you? You a:ree. You refuse. No, I!m not. Yes, I am.

Questions tags - Special '&thou:h the ne:ati#e word not is not in the senten e, the senten e an $e ne:ati#e. Then we use the "%ositi#e" question ta:. .e ne#er :oes out with his do:, does he? ha#e is a main #er$ in the senten e ?@ two %ossi$i&ities *e ha#e a ar, BBBBB? *e ha#e a ar, ha#en!t we? *e ha#e a ar, don!t we? most&y -ritish >n:&ish most&y 'meri an >n:&ish *e use wi&& with the im%erati#e (,im%&e +resent). C%en the window, wi&& you? 9on!t o%en you $oo"s, wi&& you? *e use sha&& after 2et!s. 2et!s ta"e the ne7t $us, sha&& we? 'u7i&iary must *e must $e at home at D %m, mustn!t we? Yes, we must. No, we needn!t.