QUESTIONS,

QUESTIONS,
QUESTIONS…
EOI Avançat
18-19
Direct questions
•  Word order?
(Qu word) + Auxiliary verb + subject + main verb

What does ‘strategy’ mean?

Have you finished yet?
 Subject questions
•  Subject of the sentence?
Adrian wrote a letter to Ann
Who wrote a letter to Ann?
When the subject of a question coincides with the question
word…
…no auxiliaries are needed and the word order is of an…
…affirmative sentence (Subject + verb)
Who does want something to eat?
Who wants something to eat
What did happen next?
What happened next?
Which bus does go to the centre?
Which bus goes to the centre?
Prepositions in questions
•  They usually come at the end
Which job did you apply for?
What are you working on?
What was Thailand like?
(here ‘like’ is a preposition and the question is
asking for a description)
•  In very formal English, prepositions can come at the
beginning
In which website did you read it?
To whom do you wish to speak?
Short questions
•  Common in conversation
•  Often end in a preposition

-  A: I’m going out tonight

-  B: Where to? Who with?
-  A: I’m thinking
-  B: What about?
-  A: I didn’t go to the party
-  B: How come? Why not?
-  A: I hate spicy food
-  B: Why’s that?/ Such as?
INDIRECT QUESTIONS
•  They are used…
…to ask more politely
…to ask very personal questions
•  Form
An opening clause + affirmative form
Could you tell me what time does the lesson start?
Could you tell me what time the lesson starts?
INDIRECT QUESTIONS
•  Form in yes/no questions:
use if/whether + affirmative form
Do you know if Mike’s married?
I would ask them whether they can pay me three months in
advance
INDIRECT QUESTIONS
•  Some opening phrases…
Can I ask you…?
Do you have any idea…?
Would you mind telling me…?
What/Why/When/Who do you think…?
I was wondering…
I wonder…
I’d like to know…
INDIRECT QUESTIONS
•  Use a question mark ONLY if the introductory phrase
contains a question
I wonder where Michael is.
Can I ask you how much you paid for it?

•  With very personal questions, start with

Can I ask a personal question?
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•  Do exercise 5A in your photocopies
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Negative questions
•  Meaning
To check information in the negative form
Why didn’t you tell me?
What don’t you like about your appearance?
To show surprise
Didn’t you hear the doorbell?
Why didn’t you like the film?
When we expect the listener to agree with us
Isn’t this a beautiful place?
Haven’t we met somewhere before?
Negative questions
•  Note the meaning of ‘yes’ and ‘no’ in answers:
Don’t you want to go to the party?
Yes
(=Yes, I want to go)
No
(=No, I don’t want to go)
•  Notice the word order with ‘why’
Why we don’t go out to the cinema tonight?
Why don’t we go out to the cinema tonight?
•  And with full forms
Are you not going to come? Why did you not tell me?
 Homework
Please, do at home p.132, exercises a) and b) from your
textbook
p. 132
p. 132 - key
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