Yes/No Questions
Yes/no questions ask whether something is true and expect a yes or no answer. Form them by putting the auxiliary or 'be' before the subject.
Level A1
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Summary
- Yes/no questions ask whether something is true and expect a yes or no answer. Form them by putting the auxiliary or 'be' before the subject.
Structure
auxiliary/be + subject + verb?
Examples
- Do you like coffee?
- Is she at home?
- Are they coming tonight?
- Did he call you?
Common mistakes
- • Keeping statement order, e.g. 'You like coffee?' as the standard form instead of 'Do you like coffee?'.
- • Adding 'do' with 'be', e.g. 'Do you are ready?' instead of 'Are you ready?'.
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Question Words
A1
Question words (who, what, where, when, why, how, which, whose) start information questions. They come before the auxiliary verb and subject.
Question Tags
B1
Question tags are short questions added to the end of statements to check information or invite agreement. A positive statement takes a negative tag, and a negative statement takes a positive tag.
Subject vs Object Questions
B1
When the question word is the subject (who or what does the action), no auxiliary is needed and word order stays like a statement. When it is the object, the usual question form with an auxiliary applies.