yes no question
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Yes-No questions are the simplest type of questions. They can simply be answered by “yes” or “no”.
Example:•Dian : Are you a student?
Ryan : Yes, I am.•Trian : Is Lala coming today?
Maya : Yes, she is.
Study the examples below.
Example II
• Statement : Chandra is a student.Question : Is Chandra a student?
• Statement : Vaya is in her room.Question : Is Vaya in her room?
• Present tense : she lives in Pati.◦Does she live in Pati?
• Past tense : Dodi played football yesterday.◦Did dodi play football yesterday?
Example I
INFORMATIVE QUESTION
Informative Question are used to ask about Qualities, people, time, etc. they consist of WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, WHICH, and HOW, that are usually called WH-Questions. Most WH-Questions begin with:Question word + Auxiliary+ Subject + Verb
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WHO“Who” is used in questions as the subject
of the verb, usually the people.
Examples:Who is the man in the car?Who are you going to visit?
WHAT“Who” is used in questions to ask about things
or activities.
Examples:What are you doing?What are you reading?What does she do on the weekend?What is that?
Other types of “what” Question:• What kind of / what type of
“what kind of/ what type of “ is used to ask about specific things or characteristics.examples:- what kind of food do you like?- what type of car do you drive?
• What time“what time” is used to ask for a specific time.Examples:- what time is it?- what time does the movie begin?
• What…… like“what…like” is used to ask about characteristics of something or somebody.Examples:- what was the weather like?- what is Lola like?
WHERE“Who” is used in questions to ask about
places.
Examples:Where do you live?Where did you go on your holiday?
WHEN“Who” is used for asking about a general
or specific time.
Examples:When did you come?When does the train leave?
WHICH“Who” is used to ask about things,
especially choices with a small number of possible answers.
Examples:Which book do you like?Which CD album did you buy?
HOW“Who” is used to ask in what way
Examples:How will she get there?How do you solve the problem?
‘how’ is combined with many words to ask questions about specific characteristics, qualities, quantities, etc.
Example: How much does the skirt cost? How often do you go to the library? How long do you stay here?