Asking questions

5-1 YES/NO QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWERS

YES/NO QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS

a) Do you know Jim Adams? Yes, I do. No, I don’t.

b) Did it rain last night? Yes, it did. No, it didn’t.

c) Are you studying English? Yes, I am. No, I am not.

d) Was Ann in class? Yes, she was. No, she wasn’t.

e) Will Bob be here soon? Yes, he will. No, he won’t.

f) Can you swim? Yes, I can. No, I can’t.

Exercise 1: In the following dialogues, the long answer is given in brackets. Look at the long answer and then make the appropriate yes/no question and short answer to complete each dialogue. Do not use a negative verb in the question.

1. A: Do you know my brother?

B: No, I ______.

2. A: _________________________________

B: Yes, ____________. (Jane eats lunch at the cafeteria every day).

3. A: ______________________________________________________

B: No, ____________. (that pen doesn’t belong to me).

4. A: ________________________________________________________

B: Yes, ___________. (the students in this class speak English well).

5. A: __________________________________________________________

B: Yes, ______________. (I slept well last night).

6. A: ___________________________________________________________

B: No, ___________. (Ann and Jim didn’t come to class yesterday).

7. A: ____________________________________________________________

B: Yes, __________. (I’m studying my grammar book).

8. A: _____________________________________________________________

B: No, _______. (the children aren’t watching TV).

9. A: _______________________________________________________

B: Yes, _______. (Tim Wilson is in my class).

10. A: ________________________________________________________

B: No, ________. (It wasn’t foggy yesterday).

11. A: _________________________________________________________

B: No, ______. (I won’t be in class tomorrow).

12. A: __________________________________________________________

B: No, _______. (Larry isn’t going to be in class tomorrow).

13. A: ____________________________________________________________

B: Yes, _________. (Karen will finish her work before she goes to bed).

14. A: __________________________________________________________

B: No, _________. (I can’t play the piano).

15. A: _________________________________________________________

B: Yes, _________. (some birds can swim under water).

16. A: ___________________________________________________________

B: Yes, ___________. (You need to make an appointment to see the doctor).

17. A: ___________________________________________________________

B: Yes, ___________. (I have a bicycle).

5-2 YES/NO QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION QUESTIONS

A yes/no question = a question that may be answered by yesor no A: Does Ann live in Montreal? B: Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t. An information question = a question that asks for information by using a question word: where, when, why, who, whom, what, which, whose, how.

QUESTION WORD + HELPING WORD + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB

a) Does Ann live in Montreal? b) Where does Ann live? c) Where is Mary studying? d) When will you graduate? e) Who(m) did you see at the party?

f) Who came to the party? g) What happened yesterday?