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Writing Questions
Prof. Myrna MonllorEnglish 112
Pattern 1Yes/No Questions
• These questions are answered with yes or no.
Yes/No Questions
Is this your resumé?
Do you know the answer?
Notice that these questions are different.
Did the interviewer accept your
resumé?
Has the professor asked
a question?
Yes/No Question Pattern
In Spanish you can omit the subject, but in English you can’t.
¿Está preocupada?
Is she worried?
In Spanish you can omit the subject, but in English you can’t
¿Ordena su comida?
Does he order his food?
Pattern 2:Information Questions when the answer is the subject of the
sentence
• When the answer to the question is the subject of the sentence, you do not use an auxiliary verb.• What you do is substitute the subject of the sentencefor the question words who or what
What was bought at Zara?
Her boots were bought at Zara.
Ivy Queen has painted her fingernails.
Who has painted her fingernails?
Exercise
• She has bought new clothes.• José drives a Jaguar.• They wanted to eat breakfast.• We are driving a new car.• He will be an excellent candidate.• The meeting was scheduled for 2:00 PM.• The boxers had fought well.
Pattern 3:Information Questions/Question Words
What?
Answers a noun or pronoun.
When?
Answers with time.
Where?
Answers place.
Questions Words
• Who? To Whom? For Whom? With whom?
With whom is he
talking?
Who is she?
To whom does she give the
gift?For whom is the gift?
Question Words
Which? Why?
Which do you want? Why is she crying?
Question Words
How?
angry
young old
Question Words
How many? How much?
How many shoes? Seven shoes.You use how many when youcan count the objects.
How much sugar do youyou put in your coffee?How much coffee do you drink?How much money does hehave?Use how much with thingsyou can’t count.
Information Questions
Where are they celebrating his
birthday?
How much money did she
give you?
Exercise
1. They watch the Oscars every year.2. Rosalyn Sánchez promoted “Relevo por la vida”.3. The governor of Puerto Rico has lived in La
Fortaleza for the past month.4. The professor will give the students an exercise.5. María and Luis are meeting at 3:00 in Plaza las
Américas every afternoon.6. Jlo dances well.