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    Question Formation Guide: Yes/No Questions

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    The document provides guidelines for forming yes/no questions and Wh- questions in English. For yes/no questions, the question begins with "am/is/are" followed by the subject pronoun and the answer is "yes" or "no" followed by the subject pronoun and "am/is/are". For Wh- questions using "be", the question begins with a Wh- word, "am/is/are" and the subject/subject pronoun. The answer replaces the Wh- word with the subject pronoun and repeats the verb. For other verbs, the question uses a Wh- word, "do/does/did" and the subject pronoun followed by the base verb and the answer uses the subject pronoun and

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    The document provides guidelines for forming yes/no questions and Wh- questions in English. For yes/no questions, the question begins with "am/is/are" followed by the subject pronoun and the answer is "yes" or "no" followed by the subject pronoun and "am/is/are". For Wh- questions using "be", the question begins with a Wh- word, "am/is/are" and the subject/subject pronoun. The answer replaces the Wh- word with the subject pronoun and repeats the verb. For other verbs, the question uses a Wh- word, "do/does/did" and the subject pronoun followed by the base verb and the answer uses the subject pronoun and

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    Question Formation Guide

    Yes/No Questions
    1.

    Question formation: Am/Is/Are + subject pronoun

    Answer formation: Yes, + subject pronoun + am/is/are.


    OR
    No, + subject pronoun + am/is/are + not.

    Examples: Q: Am I American? A: Yes, you are. / No, you’re not (you aren’t).
    Q: Is he a teacher? A: Yes, he is. / No, he’s not (he isn’t).
    Q: Are they married? A: Yes, they are. / No, they’re not (they aren’t).

    Your turn to practice.


    Include the correct answer to each question.

    1. Q: ___________________________________________________________________________?
    A: ____________________________________________________________________________
    2. Q: ___________________________________________________________________________?
    A: ____________________________________________________________________________
    3. Q: ___________________________________________________________________________?
    A: ____________________________________________________________________________
    4. Q: ___________________________________________________________________________?
    A: ____________________________________________________________________________
    5. Q: ___________________________________________________________________________?
    A: ____________________________________________________________________________
    6. Q: ___________________________________________________________________________?
    A: ____________________________________________________________________________

    Wh- Questions
    2. ‘Be’

    Question formation: Wh- word + am/is/are + subject/subject pronoun + (information)

    Answer formation: Subject pronoun + am/is/are + (information)

    Examples: Q: Where is the school? A: It is on C-Ring Road.


    Q: What are those? A: They are scarves.
    Q: Who is your neighbor? A: Jessica is.
    3. Any other verb

    Question formation: Wh- word + do/does/did + subject pronoun + base form of main verb

    Answer formation: Subject pronoun + main verb (appropriate tense) + information.

    Examples: Q: How many children does she have? A: She has three children.
    Q: When does the class start? A: It starts at 12:30pm.
    Q: Why did you miss your train? A: We didn’t find a taxi.

    Your turn to practice.

    Write 3 Wh- Questions with the verb ‘be’, and 3 Wh- Questions with other verbs.
    Include the correct answer to each question.

    1. Q: ___________________________________________________________________________?
    A: ____________________________________________________________________________
    2. Q: ___________________________________________________________________________?
    A: ____________________________________________________________________________
    3. Q: ___________________________________________________________________________?
    A: ____________________________________________________________________________
    4. Q: ___________________________________________________________________________?
    A: ____________________________________________________________________________
    5. Q: ___________________________________________________________________________?
    A: ____________________________________________________________________________
    6. Q: ___________________________________________________________________________?
    A: ____________________________________________________________________________

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