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Name: Mayra Millingalli

Date: December, 10-2012

Yes/ no question

"Yes/no" redirects here. For other uses, see Yes or No (disambiguation).

In linguistics, a yes–no question, formally known as a polar question, is a question whose
expected answer is either "yes" or "no". Formally, they present an exclusive disjunction, a pair of
alternatives of which only one is acceptable. In English, such questions can be formed in both
positive and negative forms (e.g. "Will you be here tomorrow?" and "Won't you be here tomorrow?

1) Yes/No questions - be

Subject and verb change their position in statement and question.

statement You are from Germany.

question Are you from Germany?

We always use the short answer, not only "Yes" or "No". This sounds rude.
NOTE:
If the answer is "Yes", we always use the long form.
Example: Yes, I am.
If the answer is "No", we either use the long or the contrated form (short form).
Example: No, I am not - No, I'm not.

Yes, I am.
Are you from Germany? am not.
No, I
'm not.

Is he your friend? Yes, he is.

Are Peter and John from England? Yes, they are.

2) Questions with question words - be

Question word Verb Rest Answer

Where are you from? I'm from Stuttgart.

What is your name? My name is Peter.
How are Pat and Sue? They're fine.

3) Yes/No Questions and short answers - have

 Auxiliary
Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Yes/No Subject
(+ n't)

Have you got a cat? Yes, I have.

Have you got a new car? No, we haven't.
Has your brother got a bike? Yes, he has.
Do you have a cat? Yes, I do.
Do you have a new car? No, we don't.
Does your brother have a bike? Yes, he does.

4) Questions without question words in the Simple Present

Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Yes/No Subject Auxiliary (+ n't)

Yes, I do.
Do you read books?
No, I don't.
Does Peter play football? Yes, he does.

5) Questions with question words in the Simple Present

Question
Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Answer
word

on your I play games on my

What do you play
computer? computer.
your She goes to work at 6
When does go to work?
mother o'clock.
I meet them at the bus
Where do you meet your friends?
stop.

Bibliography:
http://www.google.com.ec/search?hl=es&newwindow=1&tbo=d&q=yes+not+questions&revid=6850
52639&sa=X&ei=vCnFUKapJZSi8ASt34DYAQ&ved=0CHcQ1QIoAQ&biw=1360&bih=643
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/frage.htm