Unit 35. Basic Question Types.

Basic Question Types

There are 3 basic types of question:

Yes/No Questions (the answer to the question is "Yes" or "No")
Question Word Questions (the answer to the question is "Information")
Choice Questions (the answer to the question is "in the question")

1. Yes/No Questions
auxiliary verb + subject + main verb
Answer: Yes or No
Examples:
Do you want dinner? Yes, I do.
Can you drive? No, I can't.
Has she finished her work? Yes, she has.
Did they go home? No, they didn't.

Exception! verb be simple present and simple past
Is Anne French? Yes, she is.
Was Ram at home? No, he wasn't.

2. Question Word Questions
question word + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb
Answer: Information
Examples:
Where do you live? In Paris.
When will we have lunch? At 1pm.
Who did she meet? She met Ram.
Why hasn't Tara done it? Because she can't.

Exception! verb be simple present and simple past
Where is Bombay? In India.
How was she? Very well.

3. Choice Questions
auxiliary verb + subject + main verb + OR + Answer
Answer :In the question
Examples:
Do you want tea or coffee? Coffee, please.
Will we meet John or James? John.
Did she go to London or New York? She went to London.

Exception! verb be simple present and simple past
Is your car white or black? It's black.
Were they $15 or $50? $15.

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