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Questions
There are two kinds of questions: yes or no questions and question-word
questions.yes or no questions
When you ask a yes or no question, you want the answer yes or the answer
no. Use the verbs be, have and do along with helping verbs such as can,
will and should when you ask these questions. Here are some examples of
yes or no questions, with answers.Is this your seat? May I sit here?
Yes. Yes.
Can you ride a bike? Don’t you like pizza?
No. No.
Do you like swimming? Are we late?
Yes. No.In questions, the helping verb comes before the subject. The other verb
comes after the subject. The verb be also comes before the subject when it is
an ordinary verb rather than a helping verb.Here are some examples of statements and the questions you can make from
them. Notice that the helping verbs are printed in bold and the subjects are
in color.
statement question
Dad is ill today. Is Dad ill today?
She has finished her homework. Has she finished her homework?
The cat doesn’t like noise. Doesn’t the cat like noise?
Michael can ride a bike. Can Michael ride a bike?
Sally could borrow your pencil. Could Sally borrow your pencil?
You may leave now. May I leave now?
I think it will rain tomorrow. Do you think it will rain tomorrow?
I saw Tom at the football game. Did you see Tom at the football game?
Miss Lee sang a song. Did Miss Lee sing a song?
The computer needs to be repaired. Does the computer need to be repaired? ◗
Sentences: Questions