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WAJ3102 EnglishLanguage Proficiency 1

TOPIC 4 TYPES OF QUESTIONS

4.1 Synopsis

This topic intends to help course participants to study the basic question types, analyse theirstructure in order to formulate questions and to use them appropriately in different

situations.

4.2 Learning Outcoes

Analyse the structure of basic question types

Identify the types of questions in different texts and conversations

Formulate questions appropriately for various situations.

Use questions for academic purposes and social interactions

4.! Frae"or# o$ Topics

4.4 %&at is a 'uestion(

A question is a request for information or action.

When writin a question you should always end the sentence with a question mar! "#$.

Basic Question Types

There are % )asic typesof question&

'. Yes*No Questions"the answer to the question is ()es( or (*o($+. Question %or+ Questions"the answer to the question is (Information($

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. C&oice Questions"the answer to the question is (in the question($

%. Ta -uestions

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4.,. Yes*No Questions

au-iiary /er) su)0ect ain /er) ns"er)es or *o

o you "ant a drin! # )es, I do.

Can you sing# *o, I cant.

3as she copete+ her wor!# )es, she has.

i+ they go to school# *o, they didnt.

E-ceptionverb )esimple present and simple past

Is Amin handsome# )es, he is.

%as /a0if at home# *o, he wasnt.

4.5 In$oration 'uestions 67"&8 Questions

'uestion "or+ au-iiary /er) su)0ect ain /er) ns"erInformation

Where +o you i/e# In 1emas.

When "i we &a/e lunch# At 'pm.

Who +i+ she eet# 2he met 3aafar.

Why &asn9t 2ara +one it# 4ecause she cant.


Where is 4ombay# In India.

5ow "as she# 6ery well.

4.: C&oice Questions

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au-iiary /er) su)0ect ain /er) O; ns"erIn the question

o you "ant tea or coffee# 7offee, please.

%i we eet 3ohan or /oslan# 3ohan.

i+ she go to Ipoh or Taipin# 2he went to Taipin.


Is your car 1reen or silver# Its silver.

%ere they cheap or expensive# cheap.

4.< =asic Question Structure

The )asic structureof a question in 8nlish is very simple&

auxiliary verb 9 sub:ect 9 main verb

au-iiary /er) su)0ect ain /er)

;o you li!e fried meehoon #

Are they playin football#

Will 1opal o to 3ohor #

5ave you seen no questions with the verb )e are created by movin the verb )eto the beinninof the sentence. In other words the sub:ect and the verb chane their positions instatements and questions.

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2tatement& I am from 2eremban. -uestion& Am I from 2eremban#

Questions 6 coon ista#es

7ommon mista!es 7orrect version Why#

What meant you by sayinthat#

What did you mean by sayinthat# If there is no auxiliary "helpin$

verb, we put do, doesor did)e$ore t&e su)0ect.

)ou li!e this film# ;o you li!e this film#

Where you are oin thisafternoon#

Where are you oin thisafternoon#

We put an auxiliary verbbefore the sub:ect.)ou did read the letter# ;id you read the letter#

What you did last niht# What did you do last niht#

Who did ive you theinformation#

Who ave you theinformation#

We dont use do, doesor didwhen we use what, which,who or whoseas the sub:ect.

;oes he !nows your sister# ;oes he !now your sister#

When there is an auxiliary verbthe main verb is the root word o

base form.

Where will she studies# Where will she study#

When did he went to=enan#

When did he o to =enan

7an you tell me where can Ibuy a ood camera#

7an you tell me where I canbuy a ood camera#

Word order in indirect questionis the same as in a normal

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4.> Tag Questions

You spea# Engis&? don't you(

A ta question is a special construction in 8nlish. It is a statement followed by a mini?question. The whole sentence is a (ta question(, and the mini?question at the end is called a(question ta(.

A (ta( is somethin small that we add to somethin larer. For example, the little piece of

cloth added to a shirt showin si0e or washin instructions is a ta.

We use ta questions at the end of statements to as! for confirmation. They mean somethinli!e& (Am I riht#( or (;o you aree#( They are very common in 8nlish.

The basic structure is&

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=ositive statement,

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neative ta#

2now is white, isnt it#

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*eative statement,

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positive ta#

)ou dont li!e me, do you#

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@oo! at these examples with positive statements&

positi/e stateent @AB negati/e tag @6B notes:

sub:ect auxiliarymain

verb auxiliary not

personalpronoun

"same as

sub:ect$

)ou are comin, are nt you#

We have finished, have nt we#

)ou do li!e coffee, do nt you#

)ou li!e coffee, do nt you# )ou "do$ li!e...

They will help, wo nt they# wont will not

I can come, can t I#

We must o, must nt we#

5e should try harder, should nt he#

)ou are 8nlish, are nt you# no auxiliary for main

verb )epresent B

past3ohn was there, was nt he#

@oo! at these examples with neative statements&

negati/e stateent @6B positi/e tag @AB

sub:ect auxiliary main verb auxiliary personal

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pronoun

"same as sub:ect$

It is nt rainin, is it#

We have never seen that, have we#

)ou do nt li!e coffee, do you#

They will not help, will they#

They wo nt report us, will they#

I can never do it riht, can I#

We must nt tell her, must we#

5e should nt drive so fast, should he#

)ou are nt 8nlish, are you#

3ohn was not there, was he#

2ome special cases&

I ariht, arent I# arent I "notamnt I$

)ou &a/eto o, +ont you# you "do$ have to o...

I &a/e )eenanswerin,

&a/ent I#use first auxiliary

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Not&ingcame in the post, +i+

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treat statements with nothin, nobody etc li!e neative

statements

Let9so, shall we# lets let us

5e9+better do it, &a+nt he# he had better "no auxiliary$

5ere are some mixed examples&

4ut you dont really love her, do you# This will wor!, wont it#

Well, I couldnt help it, could I#

4ut youll tell me if she calls, wont you#

Wed never have !nown, would we#

The weathers bad, isnt it#

)ou wont be late, will you#

*obody !nows, do they#

*otice that we often use ta questions to as! for information or help, startin with a neative

statement. This is quite a friendly>polite way of ma!in a request. For example, instead ofsayin (Where is the police station#( "not very polite$, or (;o you !now where the policestation is#( "slihtly more polite$, we could say& ()ou wouldnt !now where the police stationis, would you#( 5ere are some more examples&

)ou dont !now of any ood :obs, do you# )ou couldnt help me with my homewor!, could you#

)ou havent ot C'D to lend me, have you#

4.>.1 Intonation

We can chane the meanin of a ta question with the musical pitch of our voice. With risin

intonation, it sounds li!e a real question. 4ut if our intonation falls, it sounds more li!e a statement

that doesnt require a real answer&

intonation

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)ou dont !now where my wallet is, do you# > risin real question

Its a beautiful view, isnt it# E fallin not a real question

4.>.2 ns"ers to tag 'uestions

A 'uestion tag is the (mini?question( at the end. A tag 'uestion is the wholesentence.5ow do we answer a ta question# ften, we :ust say )es or *o. 2ometimes wemay repeat the ta and reverse it "..., do they# )es, they do$. 4e very careful about answerinta questions. In some lanuaes, an oposite system of answerin is used, and non?native8nlish spea!ers sometimes answer in the wron way. This can lead to a lot of confusionG

Answer a ta question accordin to the trut&of the situation. )our answer reflects the real

facts, not "necessarily$ the question.For example, everyone !nows that snow is white. @oo! at

these questions, and the correct answers&

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2now is

white,

isnt it#

)es "it is$.

the answer is the same in both

cases ? because snow I2 W5IT8G

but notice the chane of stress

when the answerer does not

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Yesit isG

2now is

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isnt it#

Noit isn9tG

the answer is the same in both

cases ? because snow I2 *T

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The moon oes round the earth, doesnt it# )es, it does. The earth is bier than the moon, isnt it# )es.

The earth is bier than the sun, isnt it# No, it isn9tG

Asian people dont li!e rice, do they#Yes, they +oG

8lephants live in 8urope, dont they# No, they +on9tG

Hen dont have babies, do they# *o.

The 8nlish alphabet doesnt have %D letters, does it# No, it +oesn9t.

4.>.! Question tags "it& iperati/es

2ometimes we use question tas with imperatives "invitations, orders$, but the sentenceremains an imperative and does not require a direct answer. We use won'tfor invitations.

We use can, can't, will, wouldfor orders.

imperative 9 question ta notes:

invitation Ta!e a seat, wont you# polite

order

5elp me, can you# quite friendly

5elp me, cant you# quite friendly "some irritation#$

7lose the door, would you# quite polite

;o it now, will you# less polite

;ont foret, will you# with neative imperatives only willis possible

4.>.4 Sae6"ay 'uestion tags

Althouh the basic structure of ta questions is positive?neative or neative?positive, it issometime possible to use a positive?positive or neative?neative structure. We usesame?way question tas to express interest, surprise, aner etc, and not to ma!e realquestions.

2o youre havin a baby, are you# Thats wonderfulG

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2he wants to marry him, does she# 2ome chanceG

2o you thin! thats amusin, do you# Thin! aain.

*eative?neative ta questions usually sound rather hostile&

2o you dont li!e my loo!s, dont you#

4.1 E-ercise 1.

=ut in %&at? %&ere? %&y? %&en? 3o"into the aps and form meaninful questions.

8xample& often do you play netball#

Answer& Howoften do you play netball#

'do you li!e best#

+. do they o to every wee!#

. does Amy sleep at niht#

%.dont you o by bus, sman#

J. hobbies does Anela have#

K. are my text boo!s#

L. is Auntie HayMs birthday#

N. are you oin tomorrow, 2ally#

O. old is 8n )usof #

'D. are you from#

E-ercise 2. Error Correction

Write the correct question into the ap.

8xample& 2pea! 8nlish# ?

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Answer& ;o you spea! 8nlish#

'.What I can do for you #

+. =layed you football#

. Where live you#

%. From where do you come#

J. Understand you the question#

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I want to study hard and be the best student in my class.

1ood luc!G Anyway, than!s for the interview. I thin! I have enouh information

for the assinment. *ice to meet you.

*ice to meet you, too.

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I need a flashliht. Q..OQ you have one#

*o, QI +on8tQ.

2emenyih in 2elanor#

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sna!es have les#

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oin to be in class tomorrow#

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all sna!ebites poisonous#

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=anadol relieve pain#

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7olumbus discover *ew Realand#

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Africa the larest continent.

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Ants eat other insects#

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boilin point#

)es, . It boils at JK.JNS 7.

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