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The 5 English Question Types

• . Yes/No Questions
• Yes/No questions are the most basic type of question in English
grammar. You can use them to ask for a simple yes or no answer.
• They usually begin with a verb, including auxiliary verbs (a
“helping” verb that comes before the main verb) or modal verbs
(such as can or would).
• The basic structure for yes/no questions looks like this:
• Auxiliary Verb + Subject + Main Verb + Object/Other
Information?
• Let’s look at this sentence:
• Nina plays the violin. → Does Nina play the violin?
• Nina played the violin. → Did Nina play the violin?
Special or Wh-Questions

• A special question, as you can guess, uses a certain word at the beginning of
the sentence to ask a specific question. The questions
words who, what, where, when, why, how, how many, etc., are used to
begin the question:
• Where is he from?
• When did you come here?
• How did you meet her?
• How many eggs do we need for this cake?
• Whose children are playing in the yard?
• Note that questions about a subject (who? what?) have their own special
structure; they do not require an auxiliary verb, we replace the subject with
the question word.
• For example:
• We go to the cinema. – Who goes to the cinema?
• The glass is on the table. – What is on the table?
Wh Questions Purpose Example

What? Which? To ask about things Which dog is yours?

Where? To ask about locations Where do you live?

Who? To ask about people Who is your best friend?

When? To ask about time When is the party?

Why? To ask for the reason Why are you late?

How? To ask about the way How do you make a cake?


things happen or are done

How many? How much? To ask about the number How many children does
How often? or amount she have?
Indirect Questions

• A direct question is used to ask for information such as, “Which


train goes to Bangkok?” or “How much does this box of oranges
cost?”
• However, sometimes a direct question may sound too blunt or
unfriendly, especially if you’re asking someone for help or when
you don’t know the person well or at all.
• But you can use an indirect question to sound more polite and
friendly. Just attach a phrase like “Could you please tell
me…” or “Do you know…” before the direct question.
• Let’s say you want to ask:
• Where is the bookstore?
• Do you know where the bookstore is?
Question Tags
• A question tag is simply a sentence with an inverted
question at the end. It’s used to check or confirm that
you’ve understood something correctly. For example:
• The train leaves at 9 am, doesn’t it ?
• You will bring the cake, won’t you
• It is raining now. → It is raining now, isn’t it?
• The students are
visiting the museum. → The students are
visiting the museum, aren’t they?
• Adam walks to class on Tuesdays. → Adam walks to cl
ass on Tuesdays,
doesn’t he?
Alternative Questions

• Alternative questions, usually referred to as “or” questions,


provide the respondent with a range of choices. They are
effective grammar tools that allow us to ask clear-cut and
brief questions regarding preferences, decisions, or
possibilities. Alternative questions are formed by presenting
two or more options connected by the conjunction “or.”
• The structure of alternative questions involves placing the
options after the auxiliary verb or modal verb. For instance,
“Would you like tea or coffee?” or “Do you prefer to go by
car or train?”
• Would you like to go to the beach or stay home
and relax? – I would like to go to the beach.
• Do you prefer cats or dogs as pets? – I prefer
dogs as pets.
• Should we watch a movie or go for a hike this
weekend? – Let’s go for a hike this weekend.
• Would you rather have pizza or pasta for
dinner? – I would rather have pizza for dinner.
• Do you want to visit London or Paris for your
next vacation?– I want to visit Paris for my next
vacation.
Exercises
• who phone? know you mobile the Do invented

• the if Can me coming tell meeting? John’s you to

• good bookshop. you wonder recommend whether a I can

• will long the interview Have you any how take? idea

• we where like know a bus to timetable. We'd can get

• later you’re what ask Can this evening? doing I

• any there calls whether me phone was were out? Could while you I tell

• me you travel abroad you telling mind often business? on how Would
Read the questions and decide if they are to the object or to the subject of the sentence. Choose S for
subject and O for object.

• Who spoke to Jim?


• What did Helen give you?
• What is in the box?
• Who works with Karen?
• Whom is he meeting tomorrow?
• What is the girl reading?
• What is very difficult?
• Who are you looking for?
• Who is looking for me?
• What is next to the bank?

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