Types of questions

Types of questions

General questions (or Yes / No questions)

Yes/No Questions	Answers
Do you like your new teacher? Can you help me? Have you ever been here before? Did you visit your aunt yesterday?	Yes , I do. Yes, I can. No, I haven’t. No, I didn't.

Special questions (or Wh-Questions)

Wh-questions	Answers
What is your name? When did you come? Who is your teacher? Whose book is that? How are you? How old are you? How much is it?	My name is Evan. I came yesterday. Elina Georgievna is my teacher. That’s mine. I am fine, thank you! I am fifteen. It is 50 rubles.

Tag questions (disjunctive or tail questions)

Tag questions	Answers
You love her, don’t you? She has seen it, hasn't she? Nobody knew the answer, did they? Let’s go, shall we?	Yes, I do! No, she hasn’t. Yes, they did. Yes, we will!

Alternative questions (or Choice questions)

Alternative questions	Answers
Would you like a house or a flat? Do you with your family or friends? Are you a little nervous or excited?	A house, of course. With my family. A little nervous.

Questions to the subject

Questions to the subject	Answers
Who told you about it? Who called her yesterday? Who will tell him about it?	Clara told me. Toma called her. I will.

Home Task

• 1. Match the tag questions:
• a) We won’t go to the cinema tonight, _______________?
• b) You asked him all your questions, ________________?
• c) He hasn’t been to this place before, _______________?
• d) He doesn’t like fish, ____________?
• e) They visit their grandparents, _____________?
• f) You were not watching cartoons, __________?
• g) She is not afraid of spiders, __________?
• h) You are listening carefully, ___________?

2. Write the questions to the sentences

• 2. Write the questions to the sentences
• a) We saw them yesterday. (when?)
• b) She is looking for Sam. (who?)
• c) They were not prepared for the test. (why?)
• d) He has given me his old bicycle. (what?)
• e) I made 3 mistakes in this exercise. (how many?)
• f) His pen friend lives in Milan. (where?)
• g) We’ll meet at the corner of our street. (where?)
• h) They were playing from 5 till 6 yesterday. (what?)

3. Translate the sentences in English:

• 3. Translate the sentences in English:
• а) В какой уни­вер­си­тет ты хо­чешь по­сту­пить?
• б) Ты лю­бишь кошек или собак?
• в) Когда мы будем обе­дать?
• г) Ты по­мо­жешь мне по­мыть по­су­ду, не так ли?
• д) Вы счаст­ли­вы вме­сте?
• е) Ты зна­ешь фран­цуз­ский?
• ж) Ты же не пой­дешь на дис­ко­те­ку, не так ли?