YesNo Questions

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Yes-No Questions

• Simple questions answered
• by yes or no.

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Use be verbs in yes-no questions.

• Be verb, yes-no questions begin with am, is, and
  are
• Am I in the same class with you?
• Is the professor in his office?
• Are you sitting in the back row?

Is the wedding the time for the groom to
question himself?
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Can you ask yes-no questions?

• Use am, is, and are
• __ you in the same class with me?
• __ the professor in his office or not today?
• __ I sitting in the back row?
• __ you in this city or another?

Is Phillip a good student or not?
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Use do for questions with action verbs.

• Yes-no questions with action verbs begin with do
  or does
• Do you take the quizzes online?
• Does the test cover the whole unit?

Does the bald man in the window want to have lots
of hair?
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Can you ask yes-no questions?

• Use do or does
• __ you take the quizzes online?
• __ the test cover the whole unit?
• __ students like homework?
• __ the professor use PowerPoint?
• __ you drive your car to school?

Is the father helping his son with homework?
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Use modals in questions.

• Yes-no questions can begin with modals like can,
  may, and should
• Can you complete the homework later?
• May I open the book during the exam?
• Should she study more carefully?

Can the professor study sociology that way?
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Can you ask modal questions?

• Use can, may, and should
• __ you play piano?
• __ I drive 100 miles per hour?
• __ I borrow 10?
• __ the president stop the war?
• __ you score 100 on word quizzes?

Should desert drinks cost so much?
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Answer yes-no questions shortly.

• Yes-no questions have short answers
• Is the professor in his office?
• Yes, he is.
• Are you sitting in the back row?
• No, Im not. Im in the front.
• When answering no, we often tell whats true.

Are true crime stories often scary?
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Answer yes-no questions.

• Can you do the homework later?
• Yes, I __, but its got a time ending.
• 2. Do we take quizzes on paper?
• No, we __. We do them online.
• Should you go now?
• No, I __. I have to stay until later.

Should the exercisers help the one down?
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Make tag questions with do.

• We can add tag questions to action verb
  statements and to negative modals.
• The tag is negative when the statement is
  positive, and visa-versa.
• You know Eduardo, __ you?
• That guy speaks Spanish, __ he?
• No students have pens, __ they?
• There are lots of computers, __ there?
• We have more time in class, __ we?
• Thats the professor up there, __ it?
• We can finish the quiz on time, __ we?

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Use be with tag questions.

• We can add tag questions to be verb statements
• Eduardo is your brother, __ he?
• Hindi and Urdu are languages, __ they?
• I am a top student, __ I?
• There are other parking places, __ there?
• We are learning vocabulary, __ we?
• You are driving a car, __ you?
• Its not that late yet, __ it?
• We are having an exam tomorrow, __ we?

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Use modals with questions.

• Tag questions are added to modal statements
• Eduardo can join the class, __ he?
• They will speak Spanish, __ they?
• You could be a top student, __ you?
• There must be days left, __ there?
• Rarely do you miss our class, __ you?
• Often they would go to the lab, __ they?
• We can use the computer well, __ we?
• You should study more, __ you?

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Can you fill in the blanks?

• ___ you sitting in the front row?
• ___ we take quizzes online?
• ___ Mayra study more carefully?
• Is Henri here? Yes, he ___.
• You speak Hindi, ___ you?
• They are top students, ___ they?
• There are more papers, __ there?
• We have fifty minutes, __ we?

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Learn these academic words.

• Use purchase, strategy, impact, financial, and
  estimate.
• The trucks __ stopped the car here.
• Our __ of gas cost more than 40.
• Your __ for passing is pretty good.
• What is your __ situation this month?
• Can you __ the distance to Chicago?

Have you learned these words yet?