SMAN 24 BANDUNG

QUESTIONS,
EMBEDDED QUESTIONS &
TAG QUESTIONS
TOEFL LESSON

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 Question Types

1. Yes / No Questions
2. Information Questions
3. Embedded Questions
4. Tag Questions

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 1.Yes / No Questions
These are questions for which the answer is YES or NO.

AUXILIARY VERBS
[Do/Does/Did/Have/Has/Had/Will]
BE Subject Verb ...
[Is/Are/Am/Was/Were]
MODALS
[Can/May/Should/Must]

Examples:
• Are they going to school today?
• Do you want to use the telephone?
• Was Mary sick yesterday?
• Have you seen the movie before?
• Can you drive a truck?
• Will she come to school tomorrow?
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 2. Information Questions
These are questions for which the answer is
more than yes or no; there must be some
information in the answer.

There are three different rules in this part:

A. WHO or WHAT in subject questions
B. WHOM or WHAT in complement questions
C. WHEN, WHERE, HOW and WHY questions

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 A. WHO and WHAT in subject questions
A subject question is one in which the subject is unknown.

WHO/WHAT + verb + complement/object + (modifier)?

Examples:
• Who opened the door? [Someone opened the door]

• What happened last night? [Something happened last night]

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 B. WHOM or WHAT in complement questions
A complement question is one in which the complement is unknown.

WHOM/WHAT + auxiliary + subject + verb + (modifier)?

Examples:
• Whom does Ahmad know from Venezuela?
Ahmad knows someone from Venezuela.
• What did George buy at the store?
George bought something at the store.

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 C. WHEN, WHERE, HOW and WHY questions
These questions are formed the same as complement questions

WHEN/WHERE/WHY/HOW + auxiliary + subject + verb

+(complement) + (modifier)?

Examples:
• When did John move to London?
John moved to London last year.
• Where does Jamil live?
Jamil lives in Westfield.
• Why did Kim leave so early?
Kim left so early because he had an appointment.
• How did Maria get to school yesterday?
Maria got to school by bus yesterday. Rika Yanuarika
 3. Embedded Questions
An embedded question is one which is included in a sentence or
another question. The word order is NOT that of typical questions
except for subject questions.
NOTE:
There must NOT be an auxiliary [do/does/did] between the question
word and the subject in an embedded question.

Examples:
Q : Where will the meeting take place?
EQ : We haven't ascertained where the meeting will take place.

Q: Why did the plane land at the wrong airport?

EQ: The authorities cannot figure out why the plane landed at the
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 Other examples of Embedded Questions
Q : What is he doing?
EQ: I wonder what he is doing.

Q: Where is she?
EQ: Do you know where she is?

Q: Is he a doctor?
EQ: I want to know if he is a doctor.

Q: How often does the bus run at night?

EQ: Do you know how often the bus runs at night?

Q: Where did he go?

EQ: The teacher asked us where he went. Rika Yanuarika
 4. Tag Questions
In a tag question, the speaker makes a statement, but it's not
completely certain of the truth, so he or she uses a tag question
to verify the precious statement.

Examples:
• There are only twenty-eight days in February, aren't there?
• It's raining now, isn't it?
• The boys don't have class tomorrow, do they?
• Nothing happened last night, did it?

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 Tag Questions Form

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 A Negative Question Tag

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 A Postitive Question Tag

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 Exceptions in Tag Questions

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 EXERCISES
Embedded Question:

Q : How tall is John?

EQ: Do you know ...

Answer : Do you know how tall John is?

Tag Question:
Jill and Joe have been to Mexico, ... ?

Answer: Jill and Joe have been to Mexico, haven't they?

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 RESOURCES
• Herlina, Elly. 2015. TOEFL Preparation
(Untuk kalangan sendiri)
• https://continuingstudies.uvic.ca/elc/s
tudyzone/410/grammar/410-
embedded-questions
• https://www.woodwardenglish.com/
questions-tags/

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