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January 25, 2014 -. 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.’.
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.
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. Direct: Martha said to Susie, ‘Will ...
Reporting yes or no questions. June 7, 2014 -. 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.
Agreements with negative statements are made with the structure ‘ No + pronoun + auxiliary + n’t (not)’. The apples aren’t good. No, they aren’t. She doesn’t like fish. No, she doesn’t. They didn’t play well. No, they didn’t. Disagreements with affirmative statements are made with the structure ‘ No + pronoun + auxiliary + n ...
A rhetorical question is a kind of question that is not meant to be answered. 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 ...
Whether or If. May 31, 2011 -. 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.
Noun clause markers. June 23, 2012 -. Recognizing a noun clause isn’t all that difficult. They are usually introduced by the conjunctions that, if or whether. Noun clauses can also be introduced by question words (e.g. how, what, when, where, which, who, whom, whose, why) and words ending in –ever (e.g. whatever, whenever, wherever etc.)
We use if or whether to introduce an indirect Yes/No question. 5. Choose the correct sentence.
Using Not. October 21, 2014 -. ‘Not’ is one of the most common words in English. We use it to make negative sentences. We are friends. (Affirmative) We are not friends. (Negative) I know the answer.