Yes / No questions - Home of English Grammar
2014年1月25日 · Yes / No questions are those questions that expect ‘yes’ or ‘no’ as answer. These questions do not take the question words when, what, where etc. Yes / No questions are used to check information or ask for confirmation. ‘Are you coming with us?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Has he returned the car?’ ‘No, he hasn’t.’
How to report WH and Yes/No questions - Home of English …
2014年9月2日 · When we report a Yes/No question, we use whether or if. Direct: Suma said to me, ‘Are you interested in this offer?’ Indirect: Suma asked me if I was interested in that offer. Direct: The teacher said to me, ‘Do you know the answer?’ Indirect: The teacher asked me if / whether I knew the answer.
Reporting yes/no questions - Home of English Grammar
2013年12月1日 · Yes/no questions expect yes or no as the answer. We use if or whether to report yes/no questions. Direct: ‘Will you do this?’ Indirect: She asked me if I would do that. Direct: ‘Are you going to the market?’ Indirect: She asked me if I was going to the market. Direct: Will you help me? Indirect: She asked me whether I would help her.
Reporting yes or no questions - Home of English Grammar
2014年6月7日 · Yes or no questions are reported with ‘if’ or ‘whether’. Note that we cannot use the words say and tell to report questions. Study the examples given below. ‘Are you a clever boy?’ the stranger asked Harry. (Direct speech) The stranger asked Harry if / whether he was a clever boy. (Indirect speech)
Short answers - Home of English Grammar
2011年1月11日 · Yes, I can. / No, I can’t. Did she come? Yes, she did. / No, she didn’t. Is your son married? Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t. Does John work hard? Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t. Is Peter your friend? Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t. Agreements and disagreements with statements. Agreements with affirmative statements are made with the ...
Noun clause markers - Home of English Grammar
2012年6月23日 · Note that yes/no questions are usually introduced by the prepositions if or whether. I would like to know if you are interested in coming with me. Note that you cannot decide whether a clause is a noun clause or not just by looking at the word used to introduce it.
Whether or If - Home of English Grammar
2011年5月31日 · Both whether and if can be used to introduce indirect yes/no questions. I don’t know whether I can come. OR I don’t know if I can come. I don’t know whether I will have time. OR I don’t know if I will have time. After some verbs, whether is preferred to if. We discussed whether we should move to another city. (More normal than ‘We ...
Embedded Questions - Home of English Grammar
2024年4月15日 · We use if or whether to introduce an indirect Yes/No question. 5. Choose the correct sentence.
Rhetorical questions - Home of English Grammar
2014年6月4日 · Rhetorical questions are used to make a point. This makes them different from Yes / No questions because the latter expect an answer. Here is a quick review of Yes / No questions. Yes / No questions are asked to get a simple answer. They are usually answered with yes or no and an auxiliary verb. Examples are given below. Are you coming with me ...
Negative questions - Home of English Grammar
2010年11月24日 · Contracted and uncontracted negative questions have different word order. Uncontracted negative questions are usually used in a formal style.