YES/NO QUESTIONS

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

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.

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STUDY THE EXAMPLES BELOW

 Example I
• Statement : Chandra is a student.
Question : Is Chandra a student?
• Statement : Vaya is in her room.
Question : Is Vaya in her room?
 Example II
• Present tense : she lives in pati.
◦ Does she live in pati?
• Past tense :Dodi played football yesterday.
◦ Did dodi play football yesterday?

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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?

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WHAT
“What” 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?

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 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?

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WHERE

“Where” is used in questions to ask about places.

Examples:
⇨ Where do you live?
⇨ Where did you go on your holiday?

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WHEN

“When” is used for asking about a general or specific time.

Examples:
⇨ When did you come?
⇨ When does the train leave?

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WHY

“Why” is used for asking about reasons.

Examples:
⇨ Why are you late?
⇨ Why are they leaving?

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WHICH

“Which” 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?

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HOW
“How” 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.
Examples:
⇨ How much does the skirt cost?
⇨ How often do you go to the library?
⇨ How long do you stay here?
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 Aux Be + Subject + Complement ?
Are/ was I ANA
Are / were You, they, we (Adjective/ noun/ adverb)
Is / was She, he, it Hungry/ thirsty/ a students ?
here/ there/ at home

Example:
1. Were you hungry ?
2. Was he eat at home ?
3. Are you eating ?
4. Was she thirsty ?

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 Do/ Does/ Did + Subject + Verb +Object + Complement ?
Do I, you, they, we Go Swimming Every Sunday
twice a week
Does She, he, it Visit Her granny ?

Did I, you,they, we,she, Do gardening Last sunday

he, it

Example:
1. Does she like a gardening ?
2. Does’n she visit tp seein some flower in the
garden ?
3. Does he growing vegetable in the garden ?

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Modal Aux + Subject + Verb + Object + Complement ?
Will I, you, Go Swimming Next Sunday
Can they, we,
Must she, he, it visit My granny Now ?
Should
May

Example:
1. will you go fishing together ?
2. may i borrow your fishing rod ?
3. can you go to fishing next week ?

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Aux Be + Subject + Verb –Ing + Object?
Am/ was I Swimming
Sleeping
Crying ?
Are/ were You, they, we Cooking Fried chicken

Is/ was She, he, it Talking With your mom

Example:
1. was she cooking with mom ?
2. was she cooking french fries ?
3. was she cooking for here boyfriend ?

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